How to Set Limits with Love - Raising Strong-Willed Kids
What you'll learn
- Set effective boundaries using proven techniques.
- Learn common mistakes parents make when setting limits.
- Gain practical tools and strategies to avoid power struggles.
- Hear real-life examples to discover what works and what doesn't.
- Set limits that are appropriate, effective, and respectful, and build a stronger relationship with your child.
- Stop negative behavior and increase cooperation, even if they have a diagnosis or strong will.
Requirements
- No experience necessary. Please come with an open mind as some of the suggestions are counterintuitive.
Description
Traditional systems of rewards and consequences can deflate a child's sense of confidence and identity in a heartbeat.
In this short course, we'll evaluate your current approach to parenting, and with that information, figure out strategies to raise your child's confidence while inspiring cooperation, collaboration, and connection.
Say goodbye to defiant kids who disrespect your rules.
"Setting Limits with Love" will teach you effective parenting techniques for raising a child that honors your boundaries, appreciates your rules, and wants a healthy parent-child relationship with you.
This course is designed for parents seeking a mindful and empathetic approach to discipline. You'll gain insights and practical tools to navigate the most challenging situations with grace and understanding.
The course starts with a quick exercise that will illuminate which parts of your current approach are working and which are inadvertently making parenting harder for you.
Then, we'll open up a world of new ideas for how to help your unique child cooperate and feel fully respected in the process.
Throughout the course, we'll explore key concepts related to:
Communicating with kids who don't listen
Building mutual respect for the whole family
Collaborating on problems before they get worse
Concrete tips (like "articulating your child's point of view before your own" and "tackling the smallest problem as a team first") provide actionable steps to strengthen the bond between you and your child while promoting great behavior.
You'll emerge from this course feeling confident and competent at setting limits with love. You'll feel equipped to create an environment at home that sets your child up to thrive for years to come.
Other course highlights include:
Understanding new tools for uncovering the underlying causes of behavior
Exploring "Connection Management" as an alternative to traditional behavior management strategies
Learning effective communication techniques to engage with your child empathetically
Embracing collaboration as a powerful tool for setting limits with love
Cultivating a culture of teamwork and problem-solving within your family
Join Rachel Sklar, your course leader and long-time parenting coach, as you update your parenting approach and build deeper connections with your child.
Create more peace at home and a family culture of mutual respect and cooperation.
Who this course is for:
- This course is for parents of strong-willed children ages 4 to 14.
Instructor
- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 211 Reviews
- 4,139 Students
- 2 Courses
Rachel is a dynamic speaker and an incredible resource for parents who long for an easier life with kids, especially boys. She has a private parent coaching practice and speaks at companies about practical strategies for working parents. She focuses on brain development, core needs, systems, routines, and relationships. Her approach to parenting is heart-centered, no-nonsense, and fully customizable to the individual strengths and challenges of every family. She's also a proud mother to 3 boys.