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Proactive vs. Reactive Parenting?πŸ€”β£

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐒𝐯𝐞 𝐯𝐬. π‘πžπšπœπ­π’π―πž 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐒𝐧𝐠? πŸ€”β£
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π˜™π˜¦π˜’π˜€π˜΅π˜ͺ𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘒𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘡π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘒𝘀𝘡 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘢 𝘒𝘳𝘦 β€œπ˜§π˜¦π˜₯ π˜Άπ˜±β€ 𝘸π˜ͺ𝘡𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘢𝘳 𝘀𝘩π˜ͺ𝘭π˜₯β€™π˜΄ 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘒𝘷π˜ͺ𝘰𝘳. ⁣
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Reactive parents yell, scream and hit haphazardly when they have β€œhad enough.” But this parenting style will backfire on you, because reactive parents always feel fed up with their child’s behavior. Instead of enjoying your children, a reactive parent is actively looking for their child’s next rule violation.⁣
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π˜—π˜³π˜°π˜’π˜€π˜΅π˜ͺ𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘒𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘡π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘣𝘒𝘴𝘦π˜₯ 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘢𝘳 𝘀𝘰𝘯𝘴π˜ͺ𝘴𝘡𝘦𝘯𝘀𝘺 𝘒𝘯π˜₯ 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘡𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘨𝘩. ⁣
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As proactive parents, moms and dads must decide what the rules are and what the consequences will be for breaking those rules. Consistency and self control are the two keys that work hand in hand to correctly disciple and lead our children. Remember, if we are inconsistent, we will overreact when we’ve had enough of the bad behavior.⁣
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We know proactive parenting may seem like hard work, but it will always pay off. You child will learn to choose the right thing because you have guided them in forming the correct habits and attitudes.⁣
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Don’t β€œreact” to your child’s behavior. Provide a calm example and consistent guidelines. No matter how much effort this seems to take at first, later childhood discipline will be much easier and your child will learn to do the right thing calmly in the face of frustration.⁣
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Do you think you’re more of a reactive or proactive parent?πŸ‘‡ Honest answers only. πŸ‘€

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