Speak with your child - I

Discipline is learning and child learn from his/her parents. So the way you talk to your child teaches him how to talk to others. So few tips here...

• Call/address your child like, "Anu, will you please... listen...". Get their attention and start speaking.
• Use short sentences with one-syllable words. Listen to how kids communicate with each other and take note.
• Ask your child to repeat what you have requested. If the kid not saying it then you are no longer understood.
• Can make an offer that is to the child's advantage so that they will obey to us, like "If you get ready soon, we will take you for a walk".
• Instead of saying no, replace it with a positive word. Instead of saying "its too dark to go out", say "will go in the morning when it is bright outside".
• Instead of ordering, "Turn off the TV, it's time for dinner!" walk into the room where your child is watching TV, join in with your child's interests for a few minutes, and then, have your child turn off the TV. Going to your child conveys you're serious about your request; otherwise children interpret this as a mere preference
• Give them choices. Ask them whether they like to wear blue dress or red dress.. If we give them choices, they feel that their choices are important to us.
• Even a two-year-old can learn "please and other pleasing terms" Speak to your children the way you want them to speak to you