strengthning families- session two
this week i only went with my daughter as my son had decided to move out although he would say i kicked him out which yes i suppose i did but i did so because of his behaviour lately and he had been warned and warned and warned, i am hoping a few months with my ex husband might be just what he needsmy daughter and i thoroughly enjoyed this weeks session
it was about house rules and how to give your kids rules and responsibiities and how to talk to your child so they listen
'I' STATEMENTS
telling your child how your feeling and why will make them listen more
saying to your child things like.....
i feel
when you
because
i want you to
for example, its half an hour past your sons bed time and he is still watching telly, you could say
'i feel' mad 'when you' dont go to bed on time 'because' i know tomorrow morning yu wont want to get up, 'i want you to' turn f the telly now and go to sleep
SETTING UP HOUSE RULES
setting up house rules you need start of with little things and maybe each week or so add a new one so the list builds up gradually
1- chores
name one or two chores you expect each child to do every day
2- set times for certain activities such as
homework, meal time, bath time, bed time etc
we then got a bit of bonding time where we had to draw a tree, each branch was a family member in the home, leaves with what we thought of each person came of their branch, the roots were their grandparents and the trunk was the whle family and again we had to put words about them too, it was a really nice activity and made you think positively about each family member and what they put into our home
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