ABC's of Parenting:
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ABC: Action Before Conversation
DEF: Deliver Encouragement Frequently
GHI: Guide His/Her Independence
JKL: Just Keep Listening
MNO: Mold Natural Opportunities
PQR: Protect Quiet Routines
STU: Support Thoughtful Understanding
by Susan Griffin & Dennis Wong
If you find something or someone to be worthy, useful and important, then show it. Show it in the way you speak and the way you behave. A parent is the most powerful teacher a child will ever have, and children learn from everything parents do and say. They also learn from everything parents choose not to do and choose not to say. It is the early years of intimate family life that teaches children the value of relationships - the principles of honesty, commitment, trust, process, recognition, validation, connection, and living fully.
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