What Every Parent Needs To Know
Katherine has helped thousands of parents create stronger relationships with their kids with strategies that create deeper connection, cultivate effective healthier communication based in love, care and mutual respect.
Katherine has helped thousands of parents
create stronger relationships with their kids with strategies that improve communication and respect.
What Every Parent Needs To Know
Katherine has helped thousands of parents create stronger relationships with their kids with strategies that improve communication and respect.
Katherine has helped thousands of parents
create stronger relationships with their kids with strategies that improve communication and respect.
Selfishness in children can manifest in a variety of ways, from refusing to share toys to refusing to provide a helping hand. In this post, we'll talk about a few of the reasons why kids could act selfishly, and offer advice on how to promote more empathetic and considerate behaviour.
My child is very selfish
The trush is that it is normal for children to act selfishly on occasion, it is even encouraged to a certain extent! Children need to discover a sense of "self", which is the basis for true consideration. However, sometimes selfish behavior can get out of hand, and leave parents wondering about what to do next.
Lack of awareness: Children may inadvertently act seflishly in order to meet their needs. Children, particularly younger ones, may not have developed the capacity to empathise with their peers, and thus aren't aware of how their actions affect those around them. Before getting angry/upset about the selfish behavior, use it as an opportunity to model empathy. Communicate how the behavior makes you feel, and how it affected your ability to meet your needs. Ask them to verbalize how they would feel in your position.
While children may not have developed the capacity for empathy, they are excellent impersonators! Children will frequently copy the actions/behaviors of those around them. The more you model empathy, the more likely you are to see that reflected in your child's behavior.
The 3R's (Retaliation, Rebellion, & Resistance): The 3R's account for 75% of all childhood behavioural disruptions, and are activated by controlling forms of discipline and authoritative parenting styles. Children who lack agency will act out in an attempt to regain it. If you want your children to act out, punish them.
Attention Seeking: In an attempt to garner attention, children may act in ways we perceive to be selfish. If the child feels neglected or ignored,they may act out to seek the attention they crave. It is important to recognise this behavior as an attempt to meet a need rather than an intentional act of selfishness or defiance. In order to rectify the behavior, the parent must address the underlying unmet need (sense of belonging). Spending quality time with your child is the key to addressing this problem.
Parents may be concerned when their children act selfishly, but there are things you can do to promote more empathetic and considerate behavior. By modelling effective communication and empathy, you can help you child grow into a kind, compassionate individual.
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Katherine Winter-Sellery is one of the creators of the Guidance Approach to Parenting, a program that applies conflict resolution skills to communicating more effectively with children.
Through her popular workshops, TEDx talks, and her book, she has taught thousands of parents (and educators, social workers, medical professionals, and anyone else needing to converse with 5-year-olds to 95-year-old children) in a half dozen countries and cultures.
Her aim is to minimize misunderstandings and melt-downs and communicate with more collaboration, cooperation, and consideration.
Her methods have positively influenced relationships for generations and brought about healing and reconciliation in families that were suffering from disconnection.
Katherine Winter-Sellery is one of the creators of the Guidance Approach to Parenting, a program that applies conflict resolution skills to communicating more effectively with children.
Through her popular workshops, TEDx talks, and her book, she has taught thousands of parents (and educators, social workers, medical professionals, and anyone else needing to converse with 5-year-olds to 95-year-old children) in a half dozen countries and cultures.
Her aim is to minimize misunderstandings and melt-downs and communicate with more collaboration, cooperation, and consideration.
Her methods have positively influenced relationships for generations and brought about healing and reconciliation in families that were suffering from disconnection.
