Colleen Norris, the author of "Just ASK a Child: How to Give Children Wings to SOAR", which will be available by the end of the year on Amazon.com and elsewhere, explained to Lon Woodbury, host of the struggling teens talk show on L.A. Talk Radio, how to build a platform for children to grow up successfully.
Background
Colleen Norris is the Owner and Founder of Loving Links LLC, an academic organization in the Greater Salt Lake Area. The company began in July 2006. At Loving Connections, the primary emphasis has constantly been on creating better family relationships. When the business initially started the concentration was on the marriage relationship, then after that it focused on motivating moms to find their real self and guide their children to do the same. In 2013, the release of "Just ASK a Child" will guide mothers to address the basic emotional necessities of their children.
Just Ask A Child-About Their 3 Core Needs
Norris believes that the complicated issue of raising a child can be made much more manageable by focusing on three elements necessary for a child's psychological sense of well-being. These three needs are that the child needs to feel 1) Adored, 2) Safe, and 3) Known. Her book, "Just Ask A Child," goes into considerable detail about how to identify these needs and properly address them.
Children long to be adored. They come into the world with a strong need to be unconditionally loved and accepted just the way they are. However, too often this open desire for affection gets subtly transmuted during the child-raising process. Children begin to feel that they must perform to win love. They believe that their experience of receiving love depends on their behavior. This conditional love creates a feeling of insecurity because there is always the fear that the love they desire may be withheld at any time.
Children also want to feel safe. They feel small and vulnerable in a world of large adults and complicated situations. When parents set rules, they establish boundaries, and this helps children feel safer. Children begin to learn what works and what does not work to be successful in life.
Finally, children want to be known. They want to be recognized for who they are. They don't want to be treated in exactly the same way as their siblings, but acknowledged for their own unique qualities and predispositions.
The discussion focused on just what parents can do to make youngsters feel unconditionally loved, the best ways to develop boundaries, and how to offer youngsters the emotional support they need to develop in a healthy and balanced way.
When parents neglect these three needs, they create insecure, confused, and rebellious children. The book, "Just Ask A Child," will be a major contribution to dispelling the mystery of good parenting.
Background
Colleen Norris is the Owner and Founder of Loving Links LLC, an academic organization in the Greater Salt Lake Area. The company began in July 2006. At Loving Connections, the primary emphasis has constantly been on creating better family relationships. When the business initially started the concentration was on the marriage relationship, then after that it focused on motivating moms to find their real self and guide their children to do the same. In 2013, the release of "Just ASK a Child" will guide mothers to address the basic emotional necessities of their children.
Just Ask A Child-About Their 3 Core Needs
Norris believes that the complicated issue of raising a child can be made much more manageable by focusing on three elements necessary for a child's psychological sense of well-being. These three needs are that the child needs to feel 1) Adored, 2) Safe, and 3) Known. Her book, "Just Ask A Child," goes into considerable detail about how to identify these needs and properly address them.
Children long to be adored. They come into the world with a strong need to be unconditionally loved and accepted just the way they are. However, too often this open desire for affection gets subtly transmuted during the child-raising process. Children begin to feel that they must perform to win love. They believe that their experience of receiving love depends on their behavior. This conditional love creates a feeling of insecurity because there is always the fear that the love they desire may be withheld at any time.
Children also want to feel safe. They feel small and vulnerable in a world of large adults and complicated situations. When parents set rules, they establish boundaries, and this helps children feel safer. Children begin to learn what works and what does not work to be successful in life.
Finally, children want to be known. They want to be recognized for who they are. They don't want to be treated in exactly the same way as their siblings, but acknowledged for their own unique qualities and predispositions.
The discussion focused on just what parents can do to make youngsters feel unconditionally loved, the best ways to develop boundaries, and how to offer youngsters the emotional support they need to develop in a healthy and balanced way.
When parents neglect these three needs, they create insecure, confused, and rebellious children. The book, "Just Ask A Child," will be a major contribution to dispelling the mystery of good parenting.
About the Author:
Learn more about Lon Woodbury on Struggling Teens. He has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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