Overcome this bad habit:
Showing Power
When you show your power it is most often a quick but temporary way of solving a problem. The disadvantage is that the use of power implies that the child is not capable of solving the problem. It also sends the message that your child is unco-operative as well.
This invites a power struggle.
The parents hope to win and obtain obedience. If they succeed they have obedient children, yes, but they are "dependent" and "weaker" children.
Examples of showing power:
Ordering
Commanding
Giving directions
- accompanied by warnings, threats and admonitions.
"You had better change your attitude or you will never like school"
"If you don't get good grades, no more dates"
From "Becoming a Better Parent" LDS Social Services
BETTER PARENTING - BE PREPARED: If you fail to plan and prepare, you ARE preparing and planning to fail. I love my four children! I would have liked to parent them better. This is some of what I wish I had been able to know thirty or forty years ago! I hope this helps my younger friends.
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