How To Leave The House

Without Fighting

5 STEPS GUIDE
STEP 1 STEP 2

SHOW, DON'T TELL SAY ONLY ONE WORD

Instead of telling your children what to do,
show it to them! Show them exactly what
you expect from them.
Do the given task with them. And try it
completely without words.
If you need your child to put on their
shoes, quietly put your shoes on and
then put your child's shoes in front of
them.
A great way of getting children's attention is
to use only one word instead of lengthy
directions. In my experience, being as brief as
possible has proven to be a great strategy in
general.
If, for example, you see that your child
has not put away their shoes, then you
can simply say the word “Shoes!”
instead of long-winded reproach,
warning, or command.

STEP 3 STEP 4

ALLOW TIME FOR PROCESSING MAKE AN OBSERVATION

Conflicts between parents and children are
When you say something to a child, calmly
often about proving who had won the power
wait for their reaction. But not three
struggle.
seconds, not even five.

Instead of blaming or pointing out negative

Say what you need and slowly count to ten
facts, use a simple observation.
in your mind.
“I need you to put on your shoes“ and “I see your shoes are not on.“ or
then wait for 10 seconds. “I noticed your jacket is on the floor.“

STEP 5
DO IT TOGETHER THE NEXT STEP
Frequently, children are not willing to do
Take a look at
what is asked of them mainly because they
the #1 Solution
don't want to do it alone.
for kids who are
There may be more reasons for this: the
not listening
child is tired, the task seems too boring,
long, difficult, useless... It is a great fit for you if:
Start dressing up together. You can
help to put on one shoe and the child -your kids are not listening to you yet
put on the second one... -you are tired of repeating yourself
-you want to stop begging and yelling…
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