Parenting
This week we talked about parenting. The ins and out of what is actually helping the child and what isn't doing them any good. We talked a lot about the problem handling model. Something I found that was interesting from our discussions in class was the idea that parenting doesn't have to always be punishing and correcting your kid. Successful parenting has a lot to do with building up your kids and acknowledging what they are doing right and encouraging it. Teaching your kids how to communicate comes from telling them how to communicate but most importantly showing them how to do it and practicing it always. There is a conversation model that gives both the parent and kid a chance to express their feels as well as tell the other what they need from the other. It starts off by saying, when you do____, I feel_____ because _____ and I would like_____. At least for me I couldn't imagine actually saying this to my parent or anyone because it sounds so formal but imagine how ma