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A little Reflection: What is Your Parenting Style?

Reflection is a good strategy to implement in many facets of our lives. This blog is about parenting and education. I think it is appropriate to start off with reflecting about parenting skills.

What's your parenting style?


Parenting is so complex.  You can't just read a book and say to your partner, this is the parenting style we will use.  Your parenting style needs to take in your
personalities, your children's personalities, and be consistent with your
family's morals and values.  Just because one strategy worked for your friend's
child, does not mean it will work for your child. OR  if one strategy worked for
one of your children it may not work for the other child.

Parenting  is like cooking.  You adjust the flavors as you cook to make the dish the best it can be.  A little of this; a little of that.

Parenting styles should be
fair, nurturing, firm and consistent.

How do you display the above four traits in your parenting style?

I am fair with my children when;
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I am nurturing with my children when;
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I have been firm with my children when;
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I am consistent in my parenting when;
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