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Following a
deliberate analysis of controlling behaviours, here we present Dr.
Sturdy’s six fundamental
parenting styles.
These are outlined through a practical approach. Specific tools are
provided that you can add to your current parenting toolbox.
Kids' Stress!
Stress is a natural and normal part of children's
lives. Children begin to experience stress at a very early age, and they
are often more vulnerable to stress than adults because they have not
yet learned effective ways to cope with it. How you can help as a
parent:
1) Avoid overprotecting your children.
2) Try to build your children's self-esteem.
3) Provide an environment with open communication.
4) Make sure your children get enough sleep.
5) Teach your children how to handle criticism.
6) Encourage your children to participate in enjoyable activities.
7) Develop your children's sense of humor!
Active Kids!
As parents, we are the primary teachers in a
child's life and need to develop lifelong habits of exercise and
healthy living in our children. Statistics show that Canadian
children are becoming more overweight each year - to a point whereby
obesity is a primary health concern, second only to smoking. We
encourage that all children get their daily exercise.
Bullying...how to help your kids!
For lots of kids, it's exciting to go
back to school each fall. What parents often overlook is the fact
that it can also be a time of anxiety for their children. They may have
a new teacher, new classroom, and confronting old anxieties, like
bullies; but there are ways you, as the parent, can influence your child
and his or her school to avoid bullies.
So how do we teach our children to avoid bullying,
whether as an aggressor, victim or bystander? We start at home by
encouraging positive peer relationships.
Responsible Kids: Really!
Children start the drive toward independence at an early age. This is
the time for parents to find the balance between letting their children
begin to do things for themselves and providing their children with the
support and guidance they need.
With this increasing independence comes the ability
for children to understand the concept of responsibility. Here are some
things parents can do to foster responsibility and independence in their
children:
1) Let your children do things for themselves.
2) Let your children help with challenging tasks.
3) Encourage your children to make simple decisions.
4) Learn to model responsibility and independence.
5) Help and encourage your children to solve their own problems.
7) Be there to provide support, when needed
8) Provide adequate discipline.
9) Give your children responsibilities.
Parenting & Peace: I'll take it
to Go!
Happy, content parents mean happy, content
children. In today's fast pace society, we've lost sight of some
fundamental routes to fun and happiness. So don’t forget to leave some
time to have fun with your children!
Fatherhood: Incredible Influence!
The role of father has evolved from being the
strong, silent, wage-earner who needs to be undisturbed as he unwinds
from the pressures of his job, to a critically vital influence on a
child’s life. Fatherhood is not just a matter of hitting a ball or
wiping away a tear.
Being a father today means the kind of emotional
nurturing long associated only with motherhood. The modern father is a
caregiver and pal; counselor and guide; equally at home, in the
bleachers of the baseball diamond, as in the audience of the ballet
recital. He is the most special man for all children, no matter whether
they are your sons or daughters.
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