#1. Behavior is a sign of an unmet need.
Sometimes in our hope to figure out what the unmet need is, we go
looking for what is wrong with our child, or what is wrong with us as
parents.
But we're looking at behavior wrong. We're looking at what our kids
are doing and what they're telling us. And we're trying to make them
comply with our expectations and with our rules. And sometimes
we're the ones that actually might need to change.
#2. Every child is unique.
We give kids all the same strategies and the same expectations when
it comes to behavior. We don't do that with math. We don't do that
with reading. We don't do that with any other learning.
Dayna Abraham has a unique framework to help parents and
other adults CONNECT, UNDERSTAND, EMPOWER your child, and
see how you can reflect on what you could change about yourself.
Get in on Dayna's Calm the Chaos, free workshop. I've been learning
a lot and getting to reaffirm how important students are to me. Click
#3 Learn how to see your child's struggles as your SuperPower!
I've always talked about the importance of knowing what your child's
strengths and interests are so you can build on those strengths.
Well, guess what? Dayna shows us how to turn you child's struggles
into SuperPowers. We don't have to limit ourselves into thinking that
our child's strengths are the only thing that can give them a
SuperPower. Your child's struggles can be their SuperPower.
Say WHAT? Here's one example: A child
struggles with being anxious and he's always hyper alert.
Instead of seeing this behavior as a negative we can see how being
hyper alert can be helpful. Dayna explains, that this the kid that you
want to be your friend, because they're going to be the ones that are
looking at, like what are the risk involves what are some things we
need to think about first, instead of jumping headfirst into a decision.
