Give Them Time!
One most helpful thing to me is to give your child a time to respond to certain situations. For example, when a child has to do something they don’t want to do or don’t like to do, such as go to the dentist or have a special speech class, assure that child you know they don’t like it, and it is going to be hard. Then give your child time to accept it. Support them with understanding instead of arguing or demanding, “this is just the way it is! You are going to have to do it!”
I have found that if I try to understand children’s feelings and encourage them, this eliminates a lot of problems of authority–the power sturggle. I’ve seen the negative attitude change to a positive one when they sense my support and understanding.
So let’s turn off the “instant” that our society today insists on. You know what i mean, like standing in front of the microwave and saying hurry, and give them time!
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