PARENT/CHILD CONFERENCE
When our children were young, we established a parent/child conference. Once a month, Dad interviewed each child. They would discuss problems, talk about special moments, set goals, evaluate progress towards goal, and just enjoy each other’s company. We had two simple rules that we followed.
RULE ONE
NO MATTER WHO CALLS THE CONFERENCE–MOM, DAD, or CHILD THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE is to:
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RULE TWOThe second rule is:
It is in everyone’s best interest for the child to face us. |
By following these two rules, we increased our child’s growth through
RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, & EVALUATION
ADVANTAGES
- The child is responsible and accountable for his action.
- The parent doesn’t have to confront the child and think up consequences that fit the crime.
I don’t know about other parents but I never know if I have given the child a consequence that will teach him the right message.
A couple of other thoughts:
- Dad always sat at the child’s level or below the child.
- He would sit on the floor, and the child sat on the bed or on the floor with dad. This made it less formal and put the child on an equal level physically.
- This conference time is very effective with foster children. The exception is that it is important to have both parents in the room. And it is better to have it in a room other than a bedroom. I will discuss this more on the Foster Family page.
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