Parenting gold # 4
Toolbox Tuesday: Disciplining sensitive kids; Swedish parenting and the power of a parenting legacy. It's a gold rush!
Today’s Toolbox Tuesday is the fourth and last in the Parenting Gold series.
You can still catch the others in the Parenting Gold.
Today’s 44 Sons article invites you to think about the parenting legacy you want to leave. A tad deeper than usual, but very useful.
You’ve probably heard about Danish Parenting, as it was the subject of a book a few years back. But what about Swedish parenting. Although they live across the Oresund Strait from Denmark, the Swedes have developed a unique way of parenting and there’s much we can learn, which I’ve shared in my article below.
Does your child wear their heart on their sleeve? Do they take even the smallest slight personally? If so, you may have a sensitive child on your hands.
Sensitive kids need to be HANDLED WITH CARE, especially when managing their behaviour. My article below about the do’s and don’t of disciplining sensitive kids will make life easier for you and your child.
Enjoy!
“This is the best day of my life,” said Craig MaCrae, the coach of 2023 Australian Rules premiers Collingwood to the crowd at the after the game. It was what he said at the club function later that night that really got people talking.
Read what he said and how it relates to parenting. Yep, this article contains a little challenge for every parenting. Are you game?
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I spent some time in Sweden last year visiting my son and his family. It’s fascinating watching how Swedes raise their kids. They can teach us (we who live in English-speaking countries) quite a lot.
Here are 5 takeaways that may just see you parenting differently this year.
Sweden can teach us a lot about successful parenting
Disciplining kids is never straightforward, but it’s doubly difficult with sensitive kids who wear their hearts on their sleeves and take the slightest criticism personally.
It’s tempting to avoid disciplining them altogether to avoid hurting their feelings. But sensitive kids need to learn to become social and likeable so they can reach their full social potential. They also like to feel safe and secure so a permissive ‘do whatever’ approach is not for this group.
Sensitive kids need careful discipline. Here’s how.
Thanks for reading this Parenting Gold series.
That’s a wrap for this series. Next week we revert to normal publishing schedule.
Have a great week and I’ll see you Tuesday.