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 Helper Role. It is so hard sometimes as parents to let our children attempt tasks. There are multiple reasons we may step in! For me, I may be in a rush to get out the door and my “independent” children are taking a long time for a task, but I am worried we may be late. As my children are getting older, they are showing me that they need me less as well. That is hard for me! I know it is good, but that also means my babies are growing up. Finally, I hate to see my children struggle and I want life to be good! This last one is a big one for parents. When our children are struggling to communicate, we can also jump in quickly to help them in this area, too. Now, while helping our children out when truly need it is important, we need to be aware of how often and how much we are helping! When we wait for our children to show us what they can do, they often surprise us. It may not be exactly what we are expecting, but it can provide more opportunities for more back and forth interactions! If you play this role more often, the one piece of advice I can give is to WAIT! It can be hard, but WE CAN DO IT!
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