Parenting Skills

     The last main takeaway I gained from Parenting Skills is grit. Grit is a valuable trait in children. Grit will allow children to thrive socially, emotionally, academically, spiritually, and physically. Grit is the ability to persistently work despite facing setbacks or challenges. Gritty children love learning. They love being challenged. They appreciate a good challenge. They keep going. Gritty children keep trying. They love effort. They do not give up when things get difficult. Children with grit will possess the attributes of perseverance, diligence, and self-discipline. Additionally, children with a gritty personality has a growth mindset.     Having a growth mindset is an important attribute of a gritty child. A child who possesses a growth mindset believes that intelligence is not fixed. A child with a growth mindset believes intelligence can grow and be added upon. Children with growth mindsets are flexible. They can easily adapt to changes and chal...

      The second main takeaway I gained from Parenting Skills is money. Money is an important and huge topic that needs to be discussed in families. It is a topic that needs to be talked about before couples get married.      I think it is important that couples discuss about money before they get married. It is a serious and sometimes uncomfortable topic; however, money is sometimes a deal breaker for couples. Therefore, it is something to be talked about before marriage. Couples need to have similar financial goals and plans. Also, couples need to understand if their partner is a spender or a saver. This is important information to know to avoid financial problems later on in marriage.     I gained a lot of knowledge about money from this course, and I am grateful for the things I have learned. I reflected on my life as I learned about money. Every family must have a budget (Ashton, 2006). I recently got married in July. Along with marriage, my ...

       The first takeaway I learned in Parenting Skills is emotional coaching. What is emotion coaching? Emotion coaching is a supportive approach to interpersonal communication between a child and a parent (Gottman & Gottman, 2012). Emotion coaching focuses on recognizing and validating a child's emotions. It also involves coaching, or teaching, a child about their emotions. Emotional coaching is a gesture of love and respect.     As I reflected on the things I have learned about emotion coaching, I thought about my parents. I was raised by emotion-coaching parents. My parents helped me to understand my emotions. Similarly, they helped me to formulate my big emotions into words. They validated my feelings. They allowed me to feel my emotions. They listened to me. I am grateful for my emotion-coaching parents.     Like my parents, I hope to become an emotion-coaching parent as well. I learned a lot about emotion coaching, and I hope to impleme...