Mark your calendars, the CASA National Family Day is coming soon. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) has declared Monday, September 26, 2011 as a National Family Day - A day to eat dinner with your children. CASA has been conducting studies on the effects of eating meals together since 2003. Each report has concluded with generally the same findings - eating dinner with your children at a dinner table decreases risky childhood behavior (i.e. alcohol and drug experimentation). Below is a quick recap of some of the most recent findings in their September 2011 report.
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Safety from Limits
Thought: Children need safety and security. Their inability to set internal limits means that external limits are necessary so things won’t get out of control. Safety comes from their emotions and behaviors being “handled” by the adult(s) in charge. Acting out is a way of asking for more structure.
Try This!
Then next time your child misbehaves, think about your response as a way of increasing structure rather than punishing the behavior out of them. Example: Not doing homework doesn’t require punishment, simply finding a time and place where homework can be done and a system for checking to see if it is finished may be enough.
Comments - Please post comments about your experiences for other parents to learn and grow from.
Posted in behalf of Anne Brown
Try This!
Then next time your child misbehaves, think about your response as a way of increasing structure rather than punishing the behavior out of them. Example: Not doing homework doesn’t require punishment, simply finding a time and place where homework can be done and a system for checking to see if it is finished may be enough.
Comments - Please post comments about your experiences for other parents to learn and grow from.
Posted in behalf of Anne Brown
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