WHY?!? Please tell me why are children are always pushing the limits?
Answer: To learn how the world works.
Boundaries serve a very important role in kids’ lives. They’re not just for keeping kids safe. Boundaries also teach. Boundaries teach your child what they are capable of and what they need to get better at. What is safe and what will hurt them. It shows them how their behavior affects others and how they need to treat others.
Your children need boundaries to grow up ready for how the real world works.
You know what stinks? That feeling you get after you just unleashed rage on your child. We have all been there! I want you to know that no matter how much you feel that you have messed up with your kids, no matter how much you feel like giving up and curling up in bed until they turn 18 and move out...
Your children still need you!
Your children might not ever realize how much they drove you crazy... But they will always remember how you never gave up on them!
People who are in a relationship with an addict are consistently hurt by lies and manipulation. However, an addict's lies have more to do with maintaining their addiction than a desire to hurt the ones who love them.
It is so easy to take the easy way to get our kids to do what we want. The problem with the easy way is that we keep our children from maturing and we jeopardize our relationship with them in the future.
Don't Bribe Your Children! Bribes only work for a short time. They will eventually backfire on you. Jonathan explains how your children will respond to your bribes.
