Module 3

Guiding Your Child’s Behaviour

For children to grow up well, adults must set clear boundaries and expectations. This promotes healthy exploration that is important for independence and social development. In this module, you will learn how to set clear rules and consequences, as well as to encourage positive behaviours in your child.

Topics include:

Setting clear rules for your child and reinforcing limits

Encouraging the development of positive behaviours in your child

Setting clear rules for your child and reinforcing limits

As a parent, you play a big role in setting up boundaries and expectations for your child, as well as enforcing consistent and appropriate consequences when these are not met.

How can you go about setting clear rules and reinforcing limits for your child?

Sub-topics

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(i) Actively involving your child in rule discussions and decision-making

6 min

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(ii) Teaching responsibility through natural and logical consequences

8 min

Encouraging the development of positive behaviours in your child

Apart from implementing rules and consequences, you should also focus on encouraging and inculcating positive behaviours in your child from a young age. This helps them build resilient attitudes to better deal with future challenges.