Hey all! Are you ready to learn more about the different parenting styles?! Now again, we all move through different parent styles at different times of the day and during different activities. However, it is important for us as parents to be aware of our styles we are more likely to resort to in certain situations and know when we may want to try another approach! Hanen teaches that there are 7 different parenting styles!
They are:
In this blog, we are looking more closely at The Entertainer Role. Often times, we as parents feel that it is up to us to keep our kids excited and busy all day long! I sometimes feel like I’m failing as a parent when my kids come to me and say “I’m bored” or when my kids aren’t laughing as much as I feel they should be. We will do just about anything to help our kids have fun. Also, it can be hard to just sit in silence if your child isn’t talking as much. We like to lead those interactions because that silence is uncomfortable. While it is good to be engaged with your child, let me tell you a little secret 🤫. Kids do really well when they are given time to think and come up with ideas on their own! We do need to engage, but WE DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP THEM ENTERTAINED! When we can sit back (not out of engagement completely), we give our kids time to show us what they know and give them time to communicate with us about what they want to!
Again, we all flow through all of the different styles during different times of the day, but it’s good to be aware of WHY we are doing what we are doing! Stay tuned for the next few blogs to find out more about the next style and what the outcomes can be! We can all learn a little something about ourselves and how we can better help our kids!
Let us know if you have any questions about these styles or how we can help learn more about Hanen!
~Amber