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There is a new word for discipline…
T A C T
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Proverbs
22:6 ~ Ephesians 6:4
Tact:
A keen sense of how to deal
with people and difficult
situations without giving offense
THE ABILITY TO SAY & DO THE RIGHT THING
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Training |
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* Know your child’s
natural (bent), or temperament.
* Learn the developmental stages children naturally move through.
* Implement a discipline plan agreed upon by both parents or adults
involved.
* Make time to role play desired behavior. |
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Alert
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Attentive |
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* Be ready to praise and encourage.
* Learn to disarm and fuse:
A. Handling your child
according to his/her
temperament.
B. Choose your words carefully.
C. If need be, redirect your child to a
quiet spot to “think about
it”.
D. After a few minutes lovingly talk with
your
child with a goal of restoration and growth. |
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Consistency |
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* Keep your promises.
* Follow through on logical consequences.
* The success of your discipline plan depends
upon your consistency. |
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Tender
But Firm |
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* Remember
with you follow through on your
discipline plan, your goal is to
“SHAPE NOT
BREAK”.
* Use books to reinforce appropriate behavior. |
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Definitions
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Training:
To teach, instruct. To
make skillful by teaching and practice.
Discipline: Training, to train. A trained condition of order
and obedience. A particular system of rules for conduct. To bring under
control.
Offend: To make someone feel hurt or angry.
Alert: Keen and watchful.
Attentive: Observant, you are paying attention.
Consistency: Keeping the same principles, course of action.
Tender: Not tough or hard.
Kind, affectionate, loving, considerate, and
careful. Requiring careful or tactful handling.
Firm: Not yielding to pressure. Consistent & steadfast.
Solid, secure. |
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Helpful Reading Selections
Grolier Books “Help Me Be Good” Series –
order by phone: 800.955.9877
“Hide or Seek: by Dr. James Dobson
“Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours” by Dr. Kevin Lema
Lee Canters’ Effective Parenting Books
For more
information, contact:
Tactful Parenting, Inc 714.828.8090 |
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