SEL for Parents
This week we will focus on solutions instead of punishments and rewards. Traditional discipline focuses on teaching kids what not to do or what to do because someone else said so. When you focus on solutions, you teach children to think through the situation and use some basic guidelines to find solutions. They are active participants in the process, not passive (and often resistant) receivers. Children start making better behavior choices because it makes sense to them and because it feels good to be treated with respect and to treat others with respect. When brainstorming solutions to problems, when everyone is calm, state the problem and ask for possible solutions. Solutions must be
1)Related
2) Respectful
3)Reasonable
4) Helpful
Everyone involved decides on a solution to try for one week. After one week, come back together as a family and try a different solution.
