How Natural Social Consequences Teach Kids Choices and Boundaries #061

We want our children to understand the natural consequences of their actions on other people so they can grow up to be caring and independent adults. We want them to be generous towards others and be able to advocate for themselves. We want them to be able to make healthy boundaries and to see how they impact others (positively and negatively).

This week we are talking about how we can guide and train our kids to know that there are natural consequences to the ways they treat others  we offer some thoughts on how to do this well:

• Listening for opportunities to guide Interactions (especially in the younger years).
• Allowing kids to make their own choices, and explaining how that may be perceived so they can make the right choices for them.
• Verbalizing potential natural consequences so kids can learn to make their own value judgements on which way to go. 
• Expressing how we feel in our relationships so navigating one’s feelings is modeled.

The Stat of the Week is a about long-term and long-distance relationships.


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