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Positive Discipline
We all have our buttons pushed by our kids. But as
Jane Nelson, the author of "Positive Discipline"
says, "When children push your buttons, you react
from your reptilian brain, and reptiles eat their
young!"
We may not actually eat our young, but we can
teach them impatience and anger through our
responses. Here are some steps to avoid "eating
your young":
- Raise your standards as a parent. If you
really want to be effective, your angry or
impatient reactions must improve!
- Identify what your "butttons" are, and
anticipate them (Not being respected, not being
in control, etc.)
- Examine the history of this button, and see
how it impacts you today
- Make a specific plan when your button is
pushed, so you may respond in a calm but firm
manner.
- Have some accountability--either a spouse or
your kids, to hold you to your commitment.
After all, it's the best chance you'll ever have
to improve yourself, as well as your kids!
© 2007 Mark
Brandenburg
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To this day I can remember my father's
voice, singing over me in the stillness of the
night. - Carl G. Jung
Mark has
a Masters degree in counseling psychology and has
been a counselor, business consultant, sports
counselor, and a certified life and business coach.
He has worked with individuals, teams, and
businesses to improve their performance for over 20
years. Prior to life and business coaching Mark was
a world-ranked professional tennis player and has
coached other world-ranked athletes. He has helped
hundreds of individuals to implement his coaching
techniques. Mark specializes in coaching men to
balance their lives and to improve the important
relationships in their lives. He is the author of
the popular e-books, 25
Secrets of Emotionally Intelligent
Fathers
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and Fix
Your Wife in 30 Days or Less (And Improve Yourself
at the Same Time
).
Mark is also the publisher of the “Dads
Don’t Fix your Kids” ezine for fathers.
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