Improving Parent Child Relationships

Are you:

 being respectful to the child and to yourself?

 being aware of what you are teaching your child?

 using I-messages or the needs of the situation rather than you-messages?

 focusing on managing yourself, not the child?

 giving appropriate attention and instruction to the child?

 promoting opportunities for the child to contribute?

 developing simple rules and consistent routines?

 allowing the child to learn from natural consequences?

 creating non-punitive logical consequences when necessary?

 being consistent?

 taking action rather than talking?

 being an observer of yourself and your child?

 having fun as a parent?