Colleen Norris has written a groundbreaking book on child raising entitled "Just ASK a Child: Ways to Provide Kid Wings to SOAR". This book will certainly be available by the end of the year on Amazon.com and other places. She talked to Lon Woodbury, host of the Struggling Teens Internet radio talk show on how to be an effective parent.
Colleen Norris
Colleen Norris is the Owner and Founder of Loving Connections LLC, an educational institute in the Greater Salt Lake Area started in July 2006. At Loving Connections, the main focus has always been creating authentic connection. When the company first started the focus was on the marriage relationship, then it focused on encouraging mothers to discover their authentic self and assist their children to do the same. In 2013, the release of "Just ASK a Child" will help support mothers to focus on the basic needs of every child.
Just Ask A Child-About Their 3 Core Needs
Norris believes that the challenging issue of raising a kid can be made a lot more manageable by focusing on three aspects necessary for a kid's psychological sense of health. These three requirements are that the child has to really feel 1) Adored, 2) Safe, and 3) Understood. Her book, "Just Ask A Child," describes exactly how you, as a parent, can determine these needs and effectively meet every one of them.
Kids long to be adored. They enter earthly life with a strong need to be unconditionally loved and approved for who they are. Unfortunately this honest need for appreciation gets discreetly transmuted during the child-raising process. Youngsters start to feel that they must be dutiful and obedient to earn parental love. They think that their chances of receiving love depends entirely on their behavior. This conditional affection causes a tremendous sense of self-doubt since there is always the possibility that the love they want may be withheld at any moment by a dissatisfied parent.
Children also really wish to feel secure. They actually feel little and prone to danger in a world of large adults and complex scenarios. When parents set guidelines, they also develop boundaries, and this does help kids feel much safer. Children begin to know just what works and just what does not work in life.
Finally, children want to be known. They desire to be acknowledged for who they are. They don't want to be treated exactly like their siblings. Instead, they want to be recognized for their own unique qualities and predispositions.
The discussion focused on what parents can do to make children feel unconditionally loved, how to draw meaningful boundaries, and how to give children the recognition they need to mature in a healthy way.
When parents neglect these three needs, they create insecure, confused, and rebellious children. The book, "Just Ask A Child," will be a major contribution to dispelling the mystery of good parenting.
Colleen Norris
Colleen Norris is the Owner and Founder of Loving Connections LLC, an educational institute in the Greater Salt Lake Area started in July 2006. At Loving Connections, the main focus has always been creating authentic connection. When the company first started the focus was on the marriage relationship, then it focused on encouraging mothers to discover their authentic self and assist their children to do the same. In 2013, the release of "Just ASK a Child" will help support mothers to focus on the basic needs of every child.
Just Ask A Child-About Their 3 Core Needs
Norris believes that the challenging issue of raising a kid can be made a lot more manageable by focusing on three aspects necessary for a kid's psychological sense of health. These three requirements are that the child has to really feel 1) Adored, 2) Safe, and 3) Understood. Her book, "Just Ask A Child," describes exactly how you, as a parent, can determine these needs and effectively meet every one of them.
Kids long to be adored. They enter earthly life with a strong need to be unconditionally loved and approved for who they are. Unfortunately this honest need for appreciation gets discreetly transmuted during the child-raising process. Youngsters start to feel that they must be dutiful and obedient to earn parental love. They think that their chances of receiving love depends entirely on their behavior. This conditional affection causes a tremendous sense of self-doubt since there is always the possibility that the love they want may be withheld at any moment by a dissatisfied parent.
Children also really wish to feel secure. They actually feel little and prone to danger in a world of large adults and complex scenarios. When parents set guidelines, they also develop boundaries, and this does help kids feel much safer. Children begin to know just what works and just what does not work in life.
Finally, children want to be known. They desire to be acknowledged for who they are. They don't want to be treated exactly like their siblings. Instead, they want to be recognized for their own unique qualities and predispositions.
The discussion focused on what parents can do to make children feel unconditionally loved, how to draw meaningful boundaries, and how to give children the recognition they need to mature in a healthy way.
When parents neglect these three needs, they create insecure, confused, and rebellious children. The book, "Just Ask A Child," will be a major contribution to dispelling the mystery of good parenting.
About the Author:
Lon Woodbury, the founder of Struggling Teens, has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at their convenience.
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