Triple Strategy for dealing with behaviors ~ Triple P - Positive Parenting Program

[Cocoon]

Well you ladies shock me!!! How dare you say you already are doing this?

I think the person who wrote this did not know how to raise kids before and just realized that parents should hug, engage, encourage their kids. What a lunatic! And generally first time mothers fall for this kind of so called parent guidance books.

Firstly, I do not agree with the number one. Not always you should drop whatever you are doing. If you are busy with something that you can not attend tell them to wait for a while as this will teach your child to be patient. Follow this book and you will have spoil brats and send them to us we will deal. No Way!

I think somebody needs money hence the book

[sunnydays]

Ridiculous! That's all I have to say. Common sense and normal loving parenting, but taken too far...drop everything the minute little Johnny has something to say because after all, the world revolves around him...heaven forbid he should find out it doesn't!!!

[jec]

Wow.

LMAO!! That was my expression when I goggled what this family wanted to know if I would follow their technique of correcting behaviors. I thought at first I was missing something ~lol.

[Cocoon]

Kangaroomama, when Jonny finds out the world does not turn around him he should sue the person who wrote the book. "you you xxxx thought my parents to teach me that the world turn around me" now I grow up and found it doesn't" give my money back

The poor first time parents actually do think that this is the way they should raise their kids. I had a meeting with a first time parents on Thursday and she told me about some book and according to the book her daughter should be crawling etc. I advised her to take whatever she reads as a knowledge, guidance and not to compare her kid with the other kids. And I gave her examples of the kids I look after and told her that they are the same age but develop differently. Afterwards, she seemed relax and was praying that I pick her over other families.

I honestly think these kind of books make parents' worry unnecessarly. Especially, first time parents.

[jec]

I honestly think these kind of books make parents' worry unnecessarly. Especially, first time parents.

I agree with you

[treeholm]

Many years ago, I co-wrote the curriculum for a parenting course called "Living with Children." It was taught free of charge to hundreds of parents. I'm regretting now that I didn't think to package it smartly and earn money... I would like to think that the material in our course was more helpful and specific than "pay attention to your child" and "show your child affection." wow...

[jec]

Seems this family is grounded ~ they are more interested in the foundations of the course and look at it more as a way to bringing focus during challenging times. I asked what their expecations were of me as to me, it sounded like basic common knowledge ( however I didn't put it that way ) and they just put it to me as no hitting and or yelling which is think is a very large NO for us all !

It's kind of like the Dr Sears of my Mom's generation- one of the many books/seminars that new parents read up on to get ideas. They take it as that and not just following steps 1 through 10 ~ thankfully

[crafty]

Common sense isin't so common I guess !

[playfelt]

Just be careful of the no yelling clause. One of the things I have been finding is that families are being so conscioius of not raising their voice to their children that the children are losing out on knowing where they actually stand and that is one of the reasons they test over and over. In days of yore no meant something cause you knew when mom used "that tone of voice" that you had better not test it. Now that is not so easy.

[jec]

It seems there are quite a few parents taking this course ~ seems to be the latest parenting craze