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- Assure that @5 understands the roles, '
- relationships and responsibilities that exist in'
- your family and the needs to preserve them. '
- '
- The family is ordered by the roles and relation-'
- ships it contains. Each role brings with it '
- both advantages and responsibilities. The '
- parent's role is to preserve and educate; the '
- child's role is to obey. The parents as well as'
- the child merit respect when they do their part.'
- '
- MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
- '
- Law, culture, and spiritual systems give parents'
- the right and obligation to exact obedience. '
- The child receives security and guidance for '
- compliance. This is demonstrated by showing '
- alarm and disappointment if disobedience occurs.'
- '
- Ask yourself: '
- * Do I feel I really deserve my @5's '
- respect? '
- * Have I communicated the importance of the '
- roles in the family to @5? '
- * How do I feel when my rights are attacked '
- and do I communicate that to @1 ? '
- MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
- '
- Young children are very sensitive to their care-'
- takers feelings about them. They may not under-'
- stand, but they know how you feel. The best '
- way to use this is to respond openly to them '
- and let go of your feelings when the behavior '
- changes. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Showing you're upset with the disobediece '
- in an exaggerated way. Exaggerated facial '
- expressions do this. '
- * Adding verbal cues to non-verbal ex- '
- pressions. Change when behavior changes. '
- MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
- '
- Parents must win in the battle with this age '
- group. Be fair, patient, reasonable and have '
- the final word. Keep the behavior in the bounds'
- of what you can handle before becoming upset. '
- Intervene as early as possible. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Looking for the first sign that things are '
- going wrong. '
- * Letting @5 know that you know and '
- what will happen if it continues. '
- * Calmly acting at the very first sign that '
- the behavior is continuing. '
- MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
- '
- "Do you care?" is an episodic issue with chil- '
- dren in this age group. Often they can ignore '
- you for a long time and then seek your caring by'
- disobedience. Point out that you know what they'
- want, but that it is not the way to get it. '
- Tell them how to get it and respond accordingly.'
- '
- Try: '
- * Looking for indications of disobedience '
- being used to attract your attention. '
- * Ignoring the behavior, if possible, after '
- informing @5 that that is not the '
- way and what @3 can do to get it. '
- MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
- '
- Pre-adolescents would like the privileges of an '
- adult without the responsibilities. Making this'
- age group strictly accountable for all their '
- actions is a way of establishing this dual link '
- of privilege and responsibility. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Letting @5 know that @3 has free '
- choice, but there is a way that things '
- ought to be done. '
- * Holding @5 accountable for @2 '
- choices when those choices are clear. '
- * Showing that every action brings reaction. '
- MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
- '
- Adolescents what a place in society and seek to '
- balance family with friends and others. Show '
- them the price to be paid for membership in the '
- family as well as the rewards to be gained. '
- '
- Try: '
- * Tying all compliance into mutual respect '
- for other family members. '
- * Emphasizing the loss of respect for dis- '
- obedience and the dangers of placing '
- themselves outside of the family. '
- * Showing @1 that belonging is dependent '
- compliance. '
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