You shouldn’t treat your kids as friends. As a parent, your job is to teach them how to be upstanding responsible adults, which is a totally different relationship the one has with friends.
There are different boundaries as you are the role model. You instruct your kids, discipline them as necessary, and by all means love them unconditionally for the unique people they are.
You can treat them respectfully by truly listening to what they are saying, giving them the opportunities to try all sorts of activities, and teaching them resilience as well as persistence to get ahead in this world. Caring and sharing as well as role modeling integrity are important as well.
I never treated kids much differently in terms of talking to them, but I sure as hell let them know when they were doing things that were hurtful to themselves or others and let them know that was not okay.
If I took my Godson and his sister out to eat, it was only to a sit-down place where they needed to behave or it would be a long time before they would be taken out again by me. I never had any issues with them, where they could be difficult while with the parents, as the parents rarely followed through on the repercussions.
It’s all about earning respect, by being respectful.
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.