Key insights

• ⚖️ Teaching parenting through the lens of self-government
• 🎯 Importance of correcting children the right way
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Challenges and rewards of parenting
• 🚫 Avoiding ineffective correction methods from the past
• ⏳ It's better to correct children, even if aggressively, than to never correct them
• 🗝️ The key to effective parenting is practicing self-government
• 🔄 Self-government in parenting involves understanding the cause and effect of situations and controlling one's behavior
• 📚 Teaching children how to accept correction is crucial for their development

Q&A

• What should parents do when correcting their children?

  When correcting children, parents should use a calm voice and positive tone, praise children multiple times during a correction, and make it a positive learning experience. Furthermore, parents should embrace the role of helping and teaching children without taking it personally.

• What is emphasized when correcting a child's behavior?

  When correcting a child's behavior, it is essential to emphasize the importance of maintaining a calm face, voice, and body. Explaining the rationale behind the correction and what the child should have done, reinforcing the concept of self-government, using work as a means to improve character, and providing opportunities for the child to practice the right behavior are also important.

• How can parents teach children to accept correction?

  Teaching children how to accept correction is crucial for their development. Parents need to create a plan for correcting children and teach them the specific skills and words for correction. Roleplaying with children can lower anxiety and increase predictability. Teaching the four basic skills of self-government is also essential.

• What does self-government in parenting involve?

  Self-government in parenting involves understanding the cause and effect of situations and controlling one's behavior. Children should be taught self-government and will eventually mature to self-correct their behavior. It includes teaching children the four basic skills: following instructions, accepting 'no' answers and criticism, accepting consequences, and disagreeing appropriately.

• What is the key to effective parenting?

  The key to effective parenting is practicing self-government, which involves understanding the cause and effect of situations and controlling one's behavior. Children should be taught to do the same as they mature, leading to self-correction.

• 00:00 This video discusses the importance of correcting children using the principles of self-government and provides a step-by-step process for doing so. Parenting is tough but rewarding, and it's essential to correct children effectively.
• 02:11 The key to effective parenting is practicing self-government, which involves understanding the cause and effect of situations and controlling one's behavior. Children should be taught to do the same as they mature, leading to self-correction.
• 04:25 Teaching children how to accept correction is essential for their development. Parents should establish a plan for correcting children and teach them the skills and specific words for correction.
• 06:42 Teaching basic behavioral skills and correction techniques to engage the heart and the mind, creating a bond for parent and child.
• 09:02 The speaker explains how to correct a child's behavior by helping them understand the consequence of their actions and providing opportunities to practice the right behavior. They emphasize the importance of self-government and using work as a means to improve character.
• 11:28 When correcting your children, use a calm voice, praise them during and after the correction, and make it a positive learning experience. Embrace the role of helping and teaching your children without taking it personally.