Nia House parents explore positive discipline

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Nia House Parents of toddlers through five year olds took time last night to grapple with day to day discipline from the lens of their teenage child.

Who are we raising & how are we doing it?!

Sometimes, remembering our long term goals helps us inform how we do each moment of our day.



What type of teenagers do we want to live with?

TRUSTWORTHY

INTERNAL DRIVE

COMMUNICATIVE- EYE CONTACT

EMPATHETIC

FUNNY

HONEST

CURIOUS

KIND

TIDY

RESPECTFUL

INTERNAL DRIVE

HEALTHY RISK TAKER // DARING

SELF ENTERTAINING // SCREEN FREE !


What qualities make for a meaning relationship?

TRUST

RESPECT

COMMUNICATION

LOVE

LISTENING

OBEDIENCE

FORGIVENESS

HUMILITY

GRATITUDE

QUALITY TIME

HUMOR

SNUGGLING

PLAY

SHARED INTERESTS

CONSISTENCY

BOUNDARUES

GENUINE CARE


If not conventional punishment, then what?

REDIRECT - “LOOK AT THAT SPIDER!”

GET CURIOUS ABOUT PATTERNS // INTERRUPT

EMPOWER CHILDREN TO BE HELPFUL // IN CHARGE

GIVE TWO CHOICES

“NO” HAS POWER, USE IT WITH CARE, SAVE IT FOR THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS

MORE YES THAN NO

FIND ALTERNATIVES … “YES, YOU CAN DO THAT (insert alarming, wild, or odd activity)… OVER HERE”

LESS TALK

SING A SONG

USE HUMOR

MODEL & TEACH RESPECT

ROUTINE

NOTICE THE GOOD - POSITIVE OBSERVATIONS


Nia House parents use time outs in a different way…

STOP WHAT I AM DOING TO CONNECT, READ A SHORT BOOK WITH MY CHILD

FIND NATURE- HEALS US ALL

TAG - TEAM

TAKE A MOMENT ALONE, TO BREATH

DISTRACT

PRACTICE CALMING TECHNIQUES WITH CHILD

CHANGE OF SCENE

LAUGH

Parenting is hard, rewarding, then tricky, magical, tireless— it is a labor of love. Luckily, we do not need to go at it alone.

Thank you, Nia House, parents for being honest, brave, vulnerable, and supportive of one another!





Nia House

A Montessori Toddler & Preschool Program serving Berkeley since 1974