Here are some of the questions this book addresses:
What are boundaries?
Why set boundaries?
Why do children need parents with good boundaries?
What are the obstacles to setting boundaries?
What are the negative effects my children might develop due to having weak boundaries?
This book shows how to deal with these (and other) sorts of problems:
Impulsivity
Whining
Procrastination
Aggression
School issues
Inattention to parental directives
Inability to finish tasks
Personal responsibility
Boundaries with Kids address 10 Boundaries kids need to know. Each “law” as the book calls them, provides a lifelong lesson that will prove beneficial throughout the lifespan. For example, predicting the consequences of an action, self-motivation and reducing the tendency towards immediate gratification are detailed in this book. Each law is defined and the authors offer suggestions for teaching and modeling it to our children.
This book is well-written, without a wordy textbook feel, is easy to read, and filled with practical advice and real-world examples. Above all, Boundaries with Kids is loaded with Biblical principles, encouragement and truth. I would highly recommend this book as a permanent addition to your parenting library.
I’ll end with two of my favorite parenting verses.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it”. Proverbs 22:6
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it”. Hebrews 12:11
Marcy is a licensed therapist, as well as a mom to toddler, Lincoln and wife to Ryan. You can read more of her at You'll Never Believe This.
I've seen that book. It sounds good. My first son is a typical first born rule-follower. But my second already seems like he'll need more boundaries!
ReplyDeletethis would be a great book each child has their own personality here and it was difficult to find the right measurement
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