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Positive parenting is raising children with love and mutual respect.

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Positive parenting is not permissive parenting. You provide firm guidelines for your child.

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Positive parenting is a balanced approach that is both kind and firm.

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Top 10 Tips to Get Started With Positive Parenting

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1. Get to the root of the issue; What is behind your child's behavior? Remember all behavior is communication.

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2. Correct the Behavior While Accepting the Emotion.

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3. Work With Your Child and Set Clear Boundaries.

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4. Teach Your Child What To Do.

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5. Think About It from Your Child's Perspective.

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Parents often try to lay down the law, then feel guilty and become permissive. You don't need to be controlling or permissive; instead, move away from that and work with your child.

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That is the essence of positive parenting -- click to read the article and see all 10 tips with examples!

Dr. Gordon Neufeld

Children must never work for our love. They must rest in it.

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