Restorative Parenting
The biggest test for parents is not how they parent but how the respond to disorder and unpredictability
Restorative Parenting tm is the basis of all our work with parents and gets its roots from restorative justice techniques that Sarah learnt while in the Police and still continues to study.
What we do goes against the grain and is for the brave and courageous parent.
Here are the principles on which all our work is based.
1. The relationship is key. Keeping a relationship with your child is the most important thing and should take precedent over any measurement or result . We always aim to re-connect with our children and do what moves us closer to them, not further away from them.
2. We work in collaboration with our children. We do not reward or punish but rather, to get our child to do what we want we work with them. We do not take a do as your told or even a do as you want attitude; we work it out together. Our relationship is based on equality, not control.
3. We problem-solve rather than blaming or asking what is wrong with the child. When something goes wrong we ask how we can work together to come to a conclusion, how we can tweak the system. We look to put things right, not make someone wrong.
4. We take accountability for all our actions as a parent and encourage accountability in our children. We take full responsibility for ourselves and our actions.
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