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How to Set Limits for Kids Parenting for Prevention Information Series
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publisher
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Hazelden Publishing
isbn10 | asin
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1562461664
print isbn13
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9781562461669
ebook isbn13
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9780585351131
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English
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Discipline of children, Parent and child, Parent and teenager, Parenting.
publication date
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1998
lcc
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HQ770.4.P39 1998eb
ddc
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649/.64
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Discipline of children, Parent and child, Parent and teenager, Parenting.
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How to Set Limits for Kids
For Parents, Teachers, and Other Caregivers
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Editor's Note: We use the term "alcohol and other drugs" in this booklet to emphasize that alcohol is a drugjust like tranquilizers, cocaine, marijuana, heroin, or any other mind-altering substance. We also sometimes use the term "chemical dependence" because it covers addiction to all these mind-altering drugs and because it's short and simple.
Copyright 1998 by Hazelden Foundation. Previously published 1998 by Johnson Institute-QVS, Inc. First published 1998 by Hazelden. All rights reserved. No part of this booklet may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without express permission in writing from the publisher:
Hazelden Center City, MN 55012 1-800-328-9000 www.hazelden.org
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Parenting for prevention: how to set limits for kids. p. cm. ISBN 1-56246-166-4 1. Discipline of children. 2. Parent and child. 3. Parent and teenager. 4. Parenting. I. Johnson Institute (Minneapolis, MN) HQ770.4.P39 1998 649'.64dc21 97-3373 CIP
Printed in the United States of America
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There's nothing easy about being a parent. We love our kids and want them to be happy, safe, andsuccessful in everything they do. Naturally, we worryit simply comes with the territory. We worry about whether our kids are doing well in school, what kind of friends they're hanging around with, if they're drinking or using other drugs, and most of all, how to keep them safe from all the violence that exists.
Our protective instinct makes us wish we could keep our kids close at hand twenty-four hours a day, making sure they're doing the right thing and staying out of harm. But we can't. Even though we want desperately to keep our kids safe, we can't protect them when they're out of our sightat school, with friends, or out on the streets. And even if we could, we know that we have to let our children grow up and gradually leave the nest.
How can we stop worrying and start trusting that our kids will make the right choices?
So where does that leave us? How can we stop worrying and start trusting that our children will make the right choices in an often dangerous world where violence, alcoholand other drug use have become the norm? The answer is this: By EMPOWERING our kids. By helping them learn how to be sensible, safe, and secure.
That's what every parent wants. We want our children to develop into confident, competent individuals who are able to stand on their own, avoid peer pressure, and be accepted and respected wherever they go. We want them to grow up to be responsible family mem-
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bers and upstanding citizens. We want them to learn how to make healthy choices that ensure their wellbeing at every stage of their lives.
And we can. IF we're willing to start EMPOWERING them.
One of the most important ways to empower our kids is by SETTING LIMITS. Setting limits is sound, responsible parentingabsolutely essential for keeping our kids safe and secure. If we want our children to act sensibly, we have to set limits that spell out exactly what they can and cannot do, what they can and cannot have, and where they can and cannot go. Setting limits is a form of preventive medicinea way to protect our kids from trouble by establishing appropriate guidelines ahead of time.
When we set limits, we are being proactive instead of reactive. Instead of reacting by "putting out fires" when something bad happens or making up the rules as we go, we actively take charge by letting our children know exactly what is and isn't acceptable.
Why is it so important to set limits rather than simply "go with the flow?" Because limits create a safety net for kids when they set out to explore the world. Without limits, kids are sure to learn the hard wayto experience harmful consequences when they use poor judgment. But the "hard way" can be a recipe for disaster. Sure, getting into a car crash while driving drunk is a frightening wake-up call for a teenager, but
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why wait for a crisis in order to get your message across? Likewise, an unwanted pregnancy is a painful lesson in the hazards of sexual promiscuity, but at what cost? Just as we don't teach our children that the stove is hot by letting them burn their hand or to not cross the street before looking both ways by letting them get hit by a car, we maximize our kids' emotional and physical safety and security by SETTING LIMITS that clearly outline what they can and cannot do. And the earlier we begin to set limits for our kids, the better.
Kids need limits in order to experience the world safely and securely. When we set limits for our children, we, in essence, give them a working map and compass with which to safely navigate their way through life. Setting limits gives kids clear markers for just how far they can and cannot go without falling off course. By clearly pointing out the right route, we lessen the likelihood of their taking destructive detours or losing their way.
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