POSITIVE Parenting

Early childhood educator Colleen Thompson created a Powerpoint presentation which takes parents on a journey of building communication links between them and their children. The materials she said, were necessary to achieve this are prayer, praise, patience and perseverance. Follow her on that journey.

Power materials

Prayer

Praise

Patience

Perseverance

Powerful attitudes that every parent needs to develop

Prayer steel

Praise cement

Patience sand

Perseverance gravel

Prayer

You cannot do it alone

Request divine help

Pray with and for your children

Teach them to pray

Prayer represents the steel that strengthens

Praise

Praise your children

They need to feel important and loved

Praise represents the cement that binds

Patience

Are you able to put up with annoyance without becoming angry?

Can you endure trouble without complaining?

It's like walking in sand.

You will make it but it takes patience.

Perseverance

Can you keep on doing something even though it is difficult?

That's what parenting requires.

Tools for building positive relationships with your children

Forgiveness

Apology

Investment

Time

Health

Food for Thought

The traits today's children need to guide a future society, do not come by accident, but through diligent godly parenting.

Instruct your children in God's way.

Discipline them towards godliness and love them unconditionally.

-Dave Branon

Thanks for taking the Power Journey for Parents.

Have a blessed day.

Colleen Thompson is trained in early childhood education and is a grade three teacher at Alpha Primary School.