Restitution provides a way for children to “pay back” their mistakes. It can be a helpful way to teach children the importance of treating others and property with respect. When children make mistakes, they should acknowledge their wrong choice and think of a way to fix it. The restitution should be directly related to their incorrect behavior. The focus should be on fixing the damaged property or relationship rather than punishment.
Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Use Restitution to Discipline Your Child
https://www.verywellfamily.com/how-to-use-restitution-to-discipline-your-child-1094755
What to do When Your Child is Not Kind
https://www.readbrightly.com/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-not-kind/
How to Help Your Kids Make Amends for Mistakes
Making Amends for Kids
https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/making_amends_for_kids
It’s Okay to Make Mistakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLVYtfqSsK0
What to Do After Making a Mistake pt. 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqjXLXfkS6Q
Restitution for Parents
https://realrestitution.com/restitution-for-parents/
Restitution Script for Parents
What to Do After Making a Mistake pt. 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqjXLXfkS6Q
The Most Effective Form of Discipline
Assertiveness is a healthy way of communicating. It is a calm, clear, direct and respectful way of stating what you want, need or how you feel about something. Being assertive is the most effective way to communicate. However, it can be difficult to master. Many people communicate in less effective ways, such as passive, aggressive, or even passive-aggressive. These are inefficient because passive communication is often unclear and aggressive communication can come off as mean or hurtful. When we communicate assertively, we are more likely to get our needs met by those around us. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Building Assertiveness: How to Help Your Quiet Child Speak Up
https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/building-assertiveness-how-to-help-your-quiet-child-speak-up
5 Key Steps for Raising Assertive Kids
https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/how-to-raise-assertive-child
10 Steps for Teaching Your Kids How to be Assertive
https://afineparent.com/strong-kids/how-to-be-assertive.html
4 Playful Activities to Help Children Develop Assertiveness
http://www.momentsaday.com/help-children-develop-assertiveness/
9 Assertiveness Activities
http://preventingbullying.promoteprevent.org/9-assertiveness-actitivies
Learn to Communicate Assertively
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ-e5Q4vhsk
What is Assertiveness?
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/assertive.html#:~:text=Assertiveness%20is%20a%20healthy%20way,that%20is%20honest%20and%20respectful.&text=Being%20assertive%20doesn't%20come,style%20that%20is%20too%20aggressive.
Assertiveness
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/assertive.html
4 Social/Emotional Skills You Can Easily Practice with Teens
https://nobelcoaching.com/emotional-skills/
Assertiveness Games and Activities
https://blog.trainerswarehouse.com/assertiveness-games-activities
