Summary:
1 – Primary goal is to teach your children.
2 – Align expectations with reality.
3 – Understand your child’s learning style (big one).
4 – Take the time to meet your children where they are.
5 – Talk to the part of your child’s brain where you want them to listen (screaming activates fear so talk to the fun part).
6 – Give them choices, even to not listen to you … which leads to …
7 – Provide consequences.
8 – Be consistent, mean what you say.
9 – Use compassion.
10 – Role model the self-discipline you want them to have.
And if those don’t work… Russell Peters has a tip (Disclaimer for the precious wallflowers … this one is a joke ;oP
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