Redirecting Children’s Behavior

What makes taking care of yourself a challenge?
How to cope with the challenges

Honor your child's unique self
Give unconditional love
Support your child's dreams
Genuine Encounter Moments (GEMS)
Teach your child to use positive self-talk
Honor your child's intentions
Promote internal motivation
Express affections
Order and Routine
Filter your child's experiences
Use mistakes to encourage your child
Common parent misbehaviors

Autocratic parenting
     Illusion of effectiveness
     Obedience versus responsibility
     Rewards
Permissive parenting
Democratic parenting
     How to become a democratic parent
     Remember the goal of discipline
Parental values
     Eight ways to teach values
     Adventures living with values

Feelings
     Feeling stoppers
     Feeling encouragers
     Effect of divorce on children
Temper tantrums
     Handling temper tantrums
     Communication skills
Family meetings
     Family meeting guidelines
     How to handle difficult issues
     Steps for conflict resolution

Teach your child to make decisions
Teach your child to trust his intuition
Teach your child to get what she wants
Teach your child to give 100%
Encourage altruistic behavior
Expect your child to be capable
Ask for your child's help
Give your child responsibilities

Importance of the correct diagnosis
Goal of attention
The goal of power
Signals
The goal of revenge
The goal of avoidance
Children's Mistaken Goals
Practice identifying goals of misbehavior

Guideline for parental behavior
Self-quieting
Setting limits
Consequences
Use of natural consequences
Use of logical consequences
Mini-logical consequences
Summary of consequences
Results of discipline

Techniques to help prevent problems
Set the stage for peace in your family

Our children, our future
A Child's Request