The Success Sandwich- simple parenting strategy

Frog Talk

Sometimes, we have to tell our kids things that they do not want to hear. No matter what age we are, we don't like "critical" feedback. One helpful strategy is the Success Sandwich. I googled the term on line and  found links to  sandwich and sub shops.So  I don't really know where the term originated however I do know how it works. These are the  three parts to the strategy.



 Bread -begin the conversation with the positive ways that  your child has been successful .
Ham or the filling- "the truth as you see it" about the current issue
Bread- more positive ways in which he/she has already been successful
It is important to think things through before using this technique. You might even want to write it down if the issue is particularly sticky......