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Reply to "getting 5 and 7 yo to listen without yelling"
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[quote=Anonymous]I never ask for anything twice, so for example of I say they need to use a fork and they do t, I take their plate. If I say stop kicking my seat and they do t, we turn around and go home, etc. For before school stuff like dressing themselves or putting shoes on, I ask them one time. If they do it, I say great job and give some encouragement. If they don’t, I step in and do it myself immediately. No drama and no big deal. Not ruining the morning over it. What I find is most of the time they are motivated to do it themselves. I think the key is to keep it positive and never get into a position where you’re asking multiple times. If there is an opportunity to incentivize them I will also use that. As in, “yes you can have more berries but not until you are all the way dressed with shoes and water bottle, then you can have a few more.” Mine are 3 and 6. [/quote]
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