Comments on: 4 Parenting Skills (To Minimize Resistance) http://www.kidsawakening.com/blog/toddlers/4-parenting-skills-to-minimize-resistance/ Leading Edge Parenting Resources - How to Raise Happy Kids and Teens Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:52:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rhonda http://www.kidsawakening.com/blog/toddlers/4-parenting-skills-to-minimize-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-3487 Rhonda Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:27:15 +0000 http://www.kidsawakening.com/blog/?p=322#comment-3487 Hi Leila...I have teenagers too and they still need nurturing, right? Just have to start giving them some space though...I think I'll add to this post with a little description of each of these types of nurturing...as to what John Gray means by each: 1. Listening and understanding 2. Preparation and structure 3. Distraction and direction 4. Ritual and rhythm stay tuned.... Hi Leila…I have teenagers too and they still need nurturing, right? Just have to start giving them some space though…I think I’ll add to this post with a little description of each of these types of nurturing…as to what John Gray means by each:

1. Listening and understanding
2. Preparation and structure
3. Distraction and direction
4. Ritual and rhythm

stay tuned….

]]> By: Leila http://www.kidsawakening.com/blog/toddlers/4-parenting-skills-to-minimize-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-3486 Leila Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:02:20 +0000 http://www.kidsawakening.com/blog/?p=322#comment-3486 My son is now sixteen so maybe this post isn't directed so much at his age group. However, I would say that constant negotiation and clear agreements work best for him. Maybe these two skills come under the umbrella of all four of your ways of nurturing. My son is now sixteen so maybe this post isn’t directed so much at his age group. However, I would say that constant negotiation and clear agreements work best for him. Maybe these two skills come under the umbrella of all four of your ways of nurturing.

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