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with you? A simple request to pack up belongings or wash hands before dinner is ignored. Or your reminder to set the table or do homework is answered with procrastination, argument or complaint. It can be difficult to know how to respond when kids will only do things on their terms. Getting kids to cooperate is tricky. One method doesn’t necessarily fit all kids so as a parent or teacher it helps to have a broad repertoire of responses to draw on when kids are less than perfect or you want more cooperative behaviour. Here are three good discipline habits to develop: 1. Avoid the first impulse so you don’t overreact A good rule of thumb is to stop yourself from reacting when children misbehave. As much of children’s poor behaviour is purposeful, in that it keeps parents busy with them or is designed to let parents know that in fact you can make a child do anything they want to do, your impulsive reactions reinforce the behaviour. At times stopping and doing nothing is better than saying something you regret later on or can’t follow through with. 2. Move toward them to be noticed Moving into children’s space to deliver a message is usually more effective than issuing an order across a lounge room when you are competing with a screen for attention. It does require effort but the results in terms of getting cooperation is generally worth it. 3. Use a consequence to teach Not all children respond positively to consequences. Very sensitive children can
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