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Parenting Just Right - The Number One Secret

 

Author: Jean Tracy

Our number one secret is a simple formula that will help you parent Just Right. Youll be in control of your emotions, proud of your behavior, and pleased with your childs reactions. Lets find out how.

I remember a young father who took his 6-year old daughter for a walk. His daughter skipped and sang as they headed six blocks downhill. When they turned around to head uphill, she screamed. She whined. She cried. She demanded that her daddy carry her on his shoulders. He told her firmly, I dont like the way youre talking to me. I wont carry you. Then he told her both firmly and kindly, But I will take your hand. She refused to take his hand. She continued moaning and groaning. She even lagged behind. When he kept on walking, she ran to catch up. Then she pulled a new tantrum.

On the Discipline Stick, which looks like a ruler but doesnt spank hands, the young father measured Just Right. The numbers in the middle between 4-7 represent the wide middle road and Just Right. He didnt discipline too kind or not kind. He didnt discipline too firm or not firm. He disciplined with the secret formula - Kind and Firm.

Kind and Firm can be measured by:

The sound of your voice
The look on your face
The words you say
The emotions you feel
The actions you take

Kind and Firm:

Sounds respectful
Looks serious
Talks with authority
Feels strong
Acts consistently

Youll get the results you want if you remember you are the parent. Your children will learn limits and feel secure if you are consistent. You'll enjoy being a parent if you are Kind and Firm. You'll parent Just Right, using one of the best parenting skills ever, if you ask yourself this powerful question before disciplining:

How can I be Kind and Firm?

The Wrap-Up:

The 6-year old daughter had 2 more tantrums.
The young father stayed firm and didn't give in.
The 6-year old daughter stopped fussing and took his hand.
You can be Kind and Firm.

To parent Just Right ask yourself this powerful question before disciplining:

How can I be Kind and Firm?

Never let your child's misbehavior get you down. Boost your parenting skills by using this secret formula. You'll be building character too.

Author Bio:

Jean Tracy

Jean Tracy, MSS "Granny Jean" helps parents, teachers and counselors, raise awesome kids with solid characters. She graduated from Seattle University with a degree in education. She taught elementary school in Washington, California, and Connecticut.

Inspired by her desire to help the problem children in her classes, Jean returned to graduate school. She earned a Masters Degree in Social Work from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Upon returning to her home in Washington State, she worked as a probation officer and then developed a private counseling practice with families and children that spanned 22 years. During this time she earned a Diplomate in Clinical Social Work.

When asked how she developed her parenting books and products, she tells a unique story. "When I was an intern counselor in an old elementary school in Pennsylvania, I shared my office with the janitor under the stairwell. When the bell rang, the children's pounding footsteps drowned out every counseling session I ever had. The office itself had buckets, mops, and assorted cans lining the walls. The light bulb overhead swung back and forth casting creepy shadows everywhere. My counseling tools were broken down toys in a huge vinyl bag. Those toys never seemed a good way to counsel kids.

When I started my counseling practice, I looked for better skills to understand the kids I counseled. Over the years I developed fun ways to communicate with kids, to help parents help their own kids, and build character too. My unique parenting books and products are the result."

Jean Tracy, "Granny Jean" is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She is also an award-winning Distinguished Toastmaster and professional speaker. Her presentations, include:

1. Build Character Now! Practical Tools for Busy Parents 2. Discipline Styles, 3 to Lose and 1 to Choose 3. Family Meetings: This Special Formula Builds Character 4. Teach Your Child Success! 1 Simple Formula, 3 Easy Steps

Granny Jean's presentations are full of stories and interactive activities that will help you as parents, teachers, and counselors build solid character in your awesome children.

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