rainy, Pacific Northwest evening.South Whidbey Island parents turned out to hear consultant Kim John Payne this evening. He brought a gentle, genuine tone to navigating some of the challenges with our young ones. After a historical overview noting how the pendulum swings over the decades for parenting fads, Kim demonstrated with humor.......and always respect..........how to shift the dynamics that lead to challenging behaviors.
Kim invited a simulated discussion with Adam, a Waldorf father/parent coordinator, to model how to manage a child's typical bid for attention while parents are conversing. He demonstrated how to stay invested in the conversation while signaling "stop" to the child, then breaking eye contact and giving a clear message that a choice for "a NOW " answer will always be "NOW without the W." Clever...make them think! But clearly, the cues would be taught at an earlier time, because "in our family we don't interrupt." Teach teamwork as part of family values. Kim John Payne designed a three-fold model that involved teaching to willing, feeling and thinking capacities of our young ones.
Check out his site: www.thechildtoday.com. I'll be adding more...................
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