How To Set Boundaries With Your Children

I don’t usually talk about parenting on my YouTube channel necessarily but as I was discussing boundaries on the last two videos I had a few people ask about setting boundaries with your children. 

Do you have boundaries with your children %FIRSTNAME%?

The reality is boundaries are not only for ourselves or for toxic people. Boundaries are for people that we love as well.

The truth is children that thrive off of routine inconsistency and so when it comes to setting boundaries that is the best thing you can do.

First, identify what boundaries you want to set and why. Sometimes parents set boundaries just because and if there’s not a good reason you’re more likely to fall through with your boundaries which doesn’t set a good intention or a good example for your children.

The next step is to communicate the boundaries to your children. This sets the standard and expectations for your household and how you will be expecting them to treat you.

The third step is to reinforce the boundaries. Children need clear rules and consistent consequences. But they need them to be delivered with love, understanding, and kindness.

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When you set boundaries you’re setting a healthy example for your children. The reality is they will grow up one day and become adults who too need to have boundaries within their own lives. I talk to many adults who struggle with setting boundaries because they’ve never seen healthy boundaries set before. You’re helping your children to avoid this possibility. You are also teaching them the importance of setting boundaries in their own life currently and that they don’t necessarily have to wait until adulthood. Yes, the process of setting boundaries may feel overwhelming and you may even feel guilty but remember that setting boundaries is in the best interest of you and your children.