Parenting

Antecedents are things we say and do to increase occurrence of positive behaviors in our children: the events, action(s), or circumstances that occur immediately before a behavior. It can be anything that triggers the...

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Based on scientific research, there are many frameworks of parenting and ABC Parenting is one of them. The ABC stands for Antecedents (A), Behavior( and Consequences(C). The Antecedents refer to what normally happens before...

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Tips 17 and 18 ( #Praisingkids ) provide more illustrations on using praise in child development. Now, we consider how to make praise Effective Praise immediately after the behavior. Don't wait too long. Give praise in...

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Happy Mother's Day. We can consider 3 types of praises when raising kids: Normal, Pre-Adolecent and Adolescent praise Normal Praise Normal praise involves the routine praise we practice at home without involvement of parenting skills. For example...

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God likes praises (Psalms 100). The more you praise Jehovah, the more wonders happen. Man, created in the image of God (Genesis2:27), also likes praises: for wonders happen in our academic lives, behaviors and...

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In Uninvolved parenting, there are low demand of expectations and low responsiveness from parents. Parents don't set rules and do not get involved in the needs of the children. This can be resulted from...

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Permissive parenting have few rules, expectations and goals for children and are too caring, pampering and responsive to the needs of the child. Parents rarely say no to their children’s demand. They want their...

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Authoritarian Parenting demands high expectations and discipline from kids but less is done to help the child to meet the goals. Parents are too strict without compromising. Other names of Authoritarian parenting include military...

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Authoritative parenting demands more expectations and good standards as well as being ready to provide the needs for children to achieve the goals. Authoritative parents are likely to have children who: Social Skills: Are independent and...

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