Setting Boundaries for Your child
During meet parents session, distressed parents often ask this question " how to discipline my child" ...I am no expert in disciplining children... but with my limited knowledge of teaching primary school children and handling special kids with ADD, ADHD, Autism,Dyslexia...now recently Prada Willie's syndrome (an eating disorder)...the number of special kids integrating in mainstream is rising...and with more info found on web and educated parents...more are aware that their kids are some how a but different from the rest...
however, as an educator, i think every child is special in his/her way...using a term to label them often than not , may lower their self esteem ...parents may then tend to be more tolerant and protective over this child...which may be detrimental to this child as well.
hence , BOUNDARIES setting is important..to every child
Teaching them from young , boundaries are important...not to spoil them ...not to harm them...but to guide them yet giving them space for them to grow and develop healthily...
some books and websites recommended:
book: Boundaries with children by Dr Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend
Boundaries with Kids helps parents apply the Ten Laws of Boundaries (first Boundaries with Kids helps moms and dads learn how tobring control to an out-of-control family lifeset limits and still be loving parents define what legitimate boundaries are in the family transfer what they are learning as parents to help their children develop healthy boundaries. Illustrating its points with numerous case studies and anecdotes, Boundaries with Kids gives parents the can-do guidance they need in order to model healthy boundaries for their kids. This book may well be the best investment parents will ever make into the lifelong welfare of their children.
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