20 Oct Is your tween 12 and going on 30 

Is your tween 12 and going on 30 
Finding yourself at constant strive with your child 
Have you tried Tough Love Parenting 

Tough love parenting involves setting clear boundaries and limits to help a child become more responsible for his behavior rather than rescuing him, offering extra chances, or preventing kids from consequences of their actions. Tough love parenting is about helping kids experience consequences for their behaviours to teach them life lessons. Tough Love Parenting is often used for troubled teens with substance abuse but is is proven to be most beneficial when used for children under 5 years old. 

Tough love is NOT Authoritarian parenting. Authoritarian parents use a “my way or the highway approach” because they’re more concerned with getting kids to comply, rather than teaching life lessons. Tough love parenting differs in that it can still be warm and empathetic.

A study found that children with “tough love” parents were twice as likely to show good character capabilities by age 5. The study found that warmth and consistent discipline were key to helping kids build character like self regulation and empathy. Additionally, the study found that regardless of whether children were rich or poor or had married or divorced parents, parenting style was the biggest predictor of character development.

Here are some specific principles of tough love parenting:
Parents need to be the authority figures in their home.
Parents have a huge influence on their kids and need to set an example they can learn from.
Parents need to send consistent and clear messages to their children.
Parents can’t directly change their kids but can change their behavior to bring about changes in their kids.

Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists  practices Tough Love  when setting boundaries in therapy which has allowed many of our little ones  with behavioural tantrums learn new skills and achieve their best potential.  To find out if we can help your little one with delayed gross motor skills, ring My Favourite Physio (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio today!