If your conversation with your child is like an “instruction manual,” then it’s time to learn. It is a natural instinct to protect their offspring with the norms of society. There are manuals on table manners and etiquette and we have to adopt many styles before imparting knowledge to our children. Children emulate their role models: parents. You are their guide and educator and therefore any slip on your part will be raised with justifications. If you’re a person who cleans your bed when you wake up and runs to the bathroom to clean every morning, then your toddler does the same. Include your toddler in games like cleaning the dollhouse and arranging bedtime storybooks.
If you want to reward a child for following potty routines and good hygiene, do so with books. Get illustrated stories to further instill the virtues of honesty, carelessness, and sharing. Verbal praise and sweet kisses are great morale boosters. If your child has a continual outburst of demanding a toy, then be firm in refusing it. Agreeing to impromptu demands for gadgets, fun thrills, and junk food results in the formation of a negative personality. Little things matter and you need to unlearn and relearn a few words about discipline. It’s perfectly fine to get dirty at a game of rugby and pet the dog. A hygienic bathing ritual should be followed after such events. If your child offers you a plate with his left hand, refuse it and teach him to use his right hand. Once he’s out of the high chair, allow him some crockery. Let him hold a glass and drink. In case it breaks, don’t lose your head. The breaking of the glass is insignificant compared to the breaking of his trust. Teach them the value of money and the power of prayer.
Sleep times require assertiveness. What initially seems like a chore will soon become a habit. Household chores cannot be forgotten on weekend outings or watching favorite cartoons. If guests are invited, convey the same in detail to the children so that they do not ask embarrassing questions in front of them. Kids love to experiment, teens don’t like being ordered around, so calm down and make a firm statement. The carrot theory works, but the stick theory doesn’t.
Persuasion is the key, they will emulate you and always speak in a soft tone. Most negative sparks and erratic behavior stem from a lack of sharing. If it is a nuclear facility, organize group networks with formal associations or play a family game. Use the golden words Excuse me, Thank you, Excuse me, and Please to each other and, naturally, the children will copy them. Answer all their queries, take some time for them, offer them your occasional junkie bite, and teach them facts. Let them give the cane to their grandparents and help grandma get up from the chair. Discipline at home refines a well-groomed personality.
