GrowthClimate Parenting: Series One - Part Seven
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Tim Richards
By Tim Richards
Published on 07/27/2007
Creating a Safe Structure for Children to Grow - Routine, Ritual and Homeostasis
GrowthClimate Parenting: Series One - Part Seven
Creating a Safe Structure for Children to Grow—Routine, Ritual and Homeostasis
Hosts: Kenneth H. Patey, Sharon Patey & Dr. Cindy Brewer
Dr. Brewer is the mother of six boys. Enjoy hearing her share how family structure provided opportunity for her children to develop skills that prepare them for adulthood. When there is consistency in family patterns, there is a sense of safety and security for the children. Life becomes predictable. She describes family routines like reading to them each night, her husband taking the children to the library on a regular basis. She discusses family rules and of consequences when rules are not followed. [Her children are involved in establishing both the rules AND the consequences.] She shares the family POINT SYSTEM—most fascinating!
Dr. Brewer is the mother of six boys. Enjoy hearing her share how family structure provided opportunity for her children to develop skills that prepare them for adulthood. When there is consistency in family patterns, there is a sense of safety and security for the children. Life becomes predictable. She describes family routines like reading to them each night, her husband taking the children to the library on a regular basis. She discusses family rules and of consequences when rules are not followed. [Her children are involved in establishing both the rules AND the consequences.] She shares the family POINT SYSTEM—most fascinating!