Short Parenting Tips

Larimer County Parent
Education Network
...because children don't come with manuals

A Healthy Family

Seeks help and support to lighten the load.

Recognizes problems and works together to solve them.

Takes time for each other.

Plans to avoid problems.

Knows that change is constant and accepts it.

Provides encouragement.

Gives, knows and shares responsibility.

Sets clear limits.

Deals with one problem at a time.

Notices improvement and effort.

How Do You Spell Discipline?

D istract the child.
I gnore misbehavior when appropriate.
S tructure the environment.
C ontroll the situation, not the child.
I nvolve the child through choices and consequences.
P lan time for loving.
L et go.
I ncrease your consistency.
N otice positive behavior.
E xclude the child with a time-out.

Memorable Quotes and Helpful Tips

"The most important thing that a father can do for his children is to love their mother."
Theodore M. Hesburgh

"Adolescence is perhaps nature's way of preparing parents to welcome the empty nest."
Karen Savage and Patricia Savage, The Good Stepmother

"There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you."
Peter DeVries

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