This was mentioned in another post about kids not sleeping. There are so many trains of thought out there.
Talk it over. Offer to resolve the problem together; get their input. Explain the reasoning behind a rule. Losing privileges or earning rewards. Use less words because too often kids stop listening after the first few words and everything else just sounds like blahblahblah. Stick them into time-out so they can think about it(which I'm pretty sure most don't). Separation.
So what really works for you? And for what type of situation? And what is developmentally appropriate for toddlers...preschoolers? Do you use more words if a child seems very smart for their age? Or do they really understand as much(or as little) as the others?
I know everybody's group is entirely different which makes it impossible for a one size fits all but I'm hoping for more ideas or at least some validation that what I do is okay.
Talk it over. Offer to resolve the problem together; get their input. Explain the reasoning behind a rule. Losing privileges or earning rewards. Use less words because too often kids stop listening after the first few words and everything else just sounds like blahblahblah. Stick them into time-out so they can think about it(which I'm pretty sure most don't). Separation.
So what really works for you? And for what type of situation? And what is developmentally appropriate for toddlers...preschoolers? Do you use more words if a child seems very smart for their age? Or do they really understand as much(or as little) as the others?
I know everybody's group is entirely different which makes it impossible for a one size fits all but I'm hoping for more ideas or at least some validation that what I do is okay.
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