- Keep calm, speak flatly, and try your best to hide your own stress from your face and voice.
- Choose your battles.
- Give positive reinforcement.
- Words of encouragement and praise are perfectly good positive reinforcement.
- Be consistent.
- Negotiate.
- Redirect unwanted behavior and replace it with a positive behavior.
- Clear expectations that are age appropriate are necessary.
- Be a positive role model.
- Mean what you say and say what you mean!
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- Raise your voice and show your frustration.
- Don’t overwhelm your child by nitpicking.
- Don’t punish your child.
- Toys and treats are great occasional positive reinforcement, but they be come ineffective when overused.
- Don’t give up too quickly.
- Don’t use dictator language.
- Never demand that your child “do nothing.”
- Avoid complicated directives.
- Avoid using inappropriate language and behaviors.
- Don’t bluff or make empty promises.
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