Active Parenting Pays Off

I recently taught a six week class called Active Parenting. It is a really solid class based on the theories and principals of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs. There is a lot to the class around encouraging your children and creating family fun, but the meat of the course digs into discipline from the perspective of choices and logical consequences. When applied consistently (and consistency is key) these principals allow you to enjoy your parenting beyond anything you imagined – truly. I have many stories I can share about how this has allowed our family to thrive, but most recently my 11 year-old daughter said something that brought the point home.
I was at the office and she was home from school. She asked what I was doing and I said I was on-line looking for a new sitter as ours just went back to college. She chimed right in and said, “Make sure she is young, and fun and smart.” Then she added on, “Oh, and someone who is “firm.” You know, not a pushover, but someone who will hold boundaries well.” I was really heartened by her saying that because she was telling me how important and I will say, safe, she feels having clear limits and boundaries.

(I am running Active Parenting again starting next week, Jan 28th. If you would like to join us email me at Gertrude@wrightlearning.com)