Diez

Well, we talked about parenting this week and we had to watch these videos about being an active parent. I'm not going to lie...the videos were a bit cheesy, but they had a lot of really good, helpful information in them. Something from the video that I really liked and thought was important is active discipline. Sometimes I wonder how I will discipline my children. I don't like contention and so sometimes I worry how well I will be able to confront my children and discipline them. The video talked about how when you actively discipline your child, you should be firm and calm. Be firm in what you are saying (don't "give in" or "let your child break the tiles that you have set") and also say it in a calm way. As I thought about this, I feel more confident in my abilities to discipline (not that I hope that my children do bad things or break the rules so that I can discipline them, but I feel more confident that when the time comes, I will be prepared).