Valuable Parenting Tips: Part 5

Be an amazing parent:

Valuable Parenting Tips

(Written by Vicki Langemo, LPC, MA, August 2010)

Stop and Think before making a Decision

· It’s OK NOT to have all the answers right away. You can ask for some time to think about how you are going to handle the situation. Request the time

Example: I don’t know how I feel about you getting your tongue pierced, give me a couple of days to think about it. Maybe once you thought about it, as a parent you will say, “I am not very comfortable with you getting your tongue pierced. It feels like just a fad to me. So if you wait a year and still want to get it pierced, I will allow it because I will know you truly want it rather than it being an impulse decision. To read more about this type of parenting tip, go to: http://supportivetalk.com/valuable-parenting-tips-part-5/

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