According to Myrna Shure’s “Raising a Thinking Child,” there are four levels of asking a child for the behavior you want. ~ Level 1: Negative interactions: yelling, belittling, shaming, etc. Level 2: Saying what you want positively. Level 3: Giving information or talking about feelings.…
To get your child to listen to your instructions, focus on what you want your child to do, not on what you don’t want your child to do. Children hear and process what you keep saying. ~ If you keep bringing up what you don’t…
Always give your child a two-minute warning when you are about to change venues. This gives the child time to bring closure to what he is doing. Imagine that you are at a cocktail party. You can’t find anyone to talk to at first, but…
Your child won’t listen? There are a couple more things to do when a child won’t listen. For levels 1, 2 and 3, see “HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD TO LISTEN- POSITIVE TALK” and “HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD TO LISTEN- INFORMATION/FEELINGS”. LEVEL 4 Asking…