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Parenting Tip #12: Making Choices
5 CommentsMy children are old enough to make simple choices. To make them feel great and happy, I will involve them in the small decision making. The common question I often ask them, what do you want to eat, rice or noodles? Funny thing is that if Tim says rice, Emily will say noodles. This will lead them to eat what they have selected. You can start letting them make simple choices by giving them 2 options.
It is not just helping my children but also helping me as a parent to allow my children to make wise decision. It will train me in the long run to involve them in decision making because making choices will be part of their lives as they grow up. As they grow up, the decisions they make will be tougher. Example a 17 year old decision is harder than a 3 year old decision.
Making choices is simple but facing the consequence of the choice may not be. Children will learn the consequences if they make the wrong choices. It will help them learn from their mistake. If parents always make decision for the child, the child will never mature to make his/her own decision. As the saying goes “It is better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish”
Published on October 23, 2007 · Filed under: Parenting Tip;
5 Responses to “Parenting Tip #12: Making Choices”
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I’ll oso let XY make the decision on wat to eat. But she’ll still make a fuss during meal time, altho it’s wat she ‘ordered’. sigh…
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Sting said on October 23rd, 2007 at 4:56 pm
thanx for sharing the tip
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Jo-N said on October 23rd, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Great approach! I totally agree with you.
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Nice one. Yeah, we always ask our Josh, you want me or rice.. and he always.. like always..
“or rice papa!?!?”
LOL.
thanks for sharing this 🙂 -
sorry supposed to be “mee” and not “me” there 😀
