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Raising a Responsible Child : How to Prepare Your Child for Today's Complex World
Raising a Responsible Child How to Prepare Your Child for Today's Complex World Author:Don Dinkmeyer, Gary D. McKay All parents would agree that adequate preparation for life requires a sense of responsibility. Few know how to foster responsibleness, however. Commonly it is felt that one must "teach" responsibility. Punishment, rewards and bribes are the tools of the teaching process. These methods are generally unsuccessful, as a parent cannot "teach" respon... more »sibility, he must give it to the child and let him learn how to handle it.
There are 4 basic rules for helping children assume responsibility...
1)Avoid performing tasks a child can do for himself.
2)Allow time for training.
3)Ask-Don't demand.
4)Use natural & logical consequences.
As children learn to accept responsibility they begin to enjoy being responsible. They gain confidence and feel worthwhile.« less