Setting and Keeping Healthy Boundaries with Your Kids
A step-by-step process for setting and keeping healthy boundaries in your home, leading to less daily battles and more playfulness and peace.
Program Modules
Understanding Boundaries
Explore the importance of boundaries for physical and emotional safety.
Reflect on Current Boundaries
DailyConsider the boundaries you currently have in place and where you struggle.
“So many of the parents that I work with struggle with boundaries but I promise if you follow these steps it will get easier with practice.”
Setting Clear Expectations
Learn to clearly communicate expectations, rules, and limits to your child.
Eye Level Communication
DailyPractice getting down to your child's eye level when communicating.
“When you're setting a boundary with your child the first step is to get down to their eye level.”
Clearly State Expectations and Consequences
DailyUse specific language your child understands, calmly and unemotionally.
“Clearly communicate the expectation, rule or limit and if there are any consequences for not meeting that and you want to try and be as specific as possible using language that your child can understand.”
Handling Boundary Testing
Learn strategies for responding when your child tests boundaries.
Restate Expectations and Consequences
DailyCalmly remind them of the expectations and consequences when they refuse or ignore a boundary.
“This is the time to restate or remind them of the expectations and the consequences.”
Follow Through Without Negotiation
DailyConsistently follow through with consequences without giving in.
“You have to follow through with the consequences and it's really important that you do this without negotiation.”
Acknowledging Good Behavior
Learn the importance of acknowledging and praising good behavior to reinforce desired actions.
Descriptive Praise
DailyBe specific and descriptive when praising your child's positive behavior.
“Be descriptive and specific so you might say thank you so much for tidying up straight away when I asked you to you were really listening to me”
Lavish Affection
DailyShow affection when acknowledging good behavior to further motivate them.
“Lavish your affection on to your child and they will be much more motivated to show you more of it.”
What You'll Accomplish
- Understand the importance of setting healthy boundaries for children.
- Communicate expectations, rules, and limits clearly and effectively.
- Implement strategies for handling boundary testing.
- Follow through with consequences without negotiation.
- Acknowledge and praise good behavior.
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