6 Clever Tips For Raising A Well-Behaved Child. My Kid Loves #1

Here are the 6 clever tips for raising a responsible and well-behaved child:

6. Explain yourself. Kids ask “Why?” so much because they genuinely want to learn … When a child questions your instructions, it’s a great opportunity to teach. When you explain the reasons and context behind a rule, you’re giving the child the tools to build their own moral framework, to fill in the blanks between the rules they know and the ones they don’t. This is fundamental to learning.

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As an example, if your child asks you why he cannot have a chocolate chip cookie before a meal, let him know that it will ruin his appetite and therefore won’t be able to eat his meal. Not eating a meal means that he won’t be able to grow and become a bigger boy and do things big boys do. However, if he finishes his meal, he may then have the chocolate chip cookie as a dessert. The child learns something from these types of discussions that start from a simple “why?”.

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