68. Consistency is Key in our Parenting

Being consistent in our parenting with consequences for broken
rules and unacceptable behavior is the only way that things will
get easier. It is not going to be easy and you have to go through
the hard to get to the other side where it will be easier.


Now it is important to know that the goal of a consequence is not
punishment. The goal of a consequence is to teach. We need to use
consequences because our children need to learn and understand
that there are consequences in the world for their behaviors and
actions.


You give them ownership of their consequence meaning, their
consequence has nothing to do with you but instead, it has to do
with their behavior or what they did or didn’t do.


What is the one thing that you would like to work on? Is it a
rule in your house that you need to follow thru on? Is it a
boundary that you need to set? Is it limiting electronic time?
Once you decide on that one thing, go to work making it happen.


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