Parenting

Peaceful Parenting

Spend quality time with your kids

Hold family celebrations in special places

Play family games together

Encourage playfulness, openness, and displays of affection

Promote an air of mutual acceptance and caring

Minimize "no's" and demands

Encourage children to help each other, non violence feeds on cooperation

Promote nonviolence conflict resolution

Stay out of child-to-child conflicts unless someone is getting hurt

Monitor time spent watching TV, listening to the radio, music, and playing video games

Arrive at consequences together

Don't take bad moods out on your child

Words of Encouragement

I'm proud of you

You're smart

Super Job

Well Done

"WOW"

You're special

Nice Work

Please pay attention to the treatment of children around you.

You may be a child's only lifeline to safety.

Teach children with kindness

Give children nurturing guidance

Motivate children

Offer children security

Children need unconditional LOVE