Every time you look at a parenting article and begin to read about different topics there is a particular question that it usually asked. As a matter of fact, anytime you read a parenting article, the topic of giving choices to you child or teen always comes up. It seems that without fail, everyone has something to say about the appropriate way to handle giving choices to a child or teen.
At times, it really starts to feel like we are asking one of the two oldest and most famous questions. You'll recognize the first one right away. And that question is the age old question of which comes first, does the chicken come first, or does the egg come first? Or my ultimate favorite question of all time, if a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around...does it make a sound?
I am writing this article to let you know that when it comes to the idea of giving choices to you child or teen there is a definitive answer, and I want to finally demystify this whole idea of giving choices to your child/teen. And simple put, here are your answers...
Too many choices and your child/teen will become overwhelmed by having to pick. Not enough choices and your child/teen will feel like he or she has "no say at all", and the child will rebel. So what is the solution?
Give two choices that you are perfectly okay with no matter what he or she picks. Do your best to pick two choices that will balance what he/she is allowed to do with what the child would enjoy doing.
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Jason Johnson (MSW) has spent many years working with hundreds of challenging toddlers through teenagers diagnosed with A.D.H.D, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome, and Bi-polar.
He has worked with children and their families in hospitals, mental health facilities, and he continues to go into client's homes until this very day. Jason works with boys and girls (ages 2-19) with SEVERE emotional/behavioral issue from various ethnic backgrounds, races, and religions.
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