Disciplining Children: 3 Tips for Raising Thick-Skinned Children

Humiliations, failure; It is every day from birth to death. Alan has criticized his thousand freckles. A baby cries and does not drink milk right away, failure. Eighty-year-old Elizabeth loses all of her savings in a stock market crash, a flop. Think that the skin is necessary from an early age to protect children from the harsh blows of life.

Let’s make sure we know how to make the best thick fur for your child before we get to the tips.

All parents know that children are very sensitive to having their feelings hurt. East interior part it is where parents should begin to develop a child’s thick skin, making the child feel strong about himself on the inside. But don’t let him think that he is better than the others; that requires teaching humility.

Then there is the external part, the part that gives people the best answers when humiliations occur. Responses should be strong but not hurtful. This can be tricky, but it is possible.

Now for the three tried and tested tips.

1. Teach inner self-esteem. Focus on strengths, especially during discipline. By the time your child is two years old, write down all of your child’s strengths and find ways to notice them on a daily basis. When your tween yells at you for limiting texting time, say, “It’s amazing you have so many friends, but we need to set limits on texting.” Inner strength is the foundation for proper thick skin.

two. Teach external tough skin responses. Give your child coping tools and practice daily. Make sure your child can tell you anything from the start. Liz cries at the dinner table for her first day of high school; two kids said her dress looked silly. Follow these two steps: (1) listen to and validate your inner feelings (strengthen inner courage) and (2) interpret the outer responses. Teach her to say, “I really like my dress” as she confidently turns around. Thick skin comes with practice.

3. Teaches compassion and humility.the soul of true happiness. Taking care of others mixed with “you are as important as me” is a recipe for an abundant life. Show and tell will activate your child’s internal wiring of compassion. Examples: Schedule a monthly evening to help an elderly couple. Or, when your teen rants about how bad the teacher is, point out how the teacher lost his father in a car accident and how that can be irritating.

Your child needs thick skin to live an abundant life. Make sure your core ingredient is compassion.