- Simple requests
- Kitchen timers
- The docking system
- Natural consequences
- Charting
- Counting variation
With these rules in mind, let’s take a look at the seven tactics you
will use to get the kids to do what they’re supposed to.
- Positive Reinforcement
Why is there a home-field advantage in sports? It’s because the crowd
encourages their team by cheering and applauding. Even for adult
professional athletes, this type of praise is a strong motivator.
Unfortunately, the effect of this home-field advantage doesn’t always
translate from stadium to home. Why?
Angry people make noise; happy people keep quiet. That’s why.
We all suffer from a biological curse that motivates us to say
something to our kids when we’re angry at them, but to keep quiet
when the little ones are doing what we want them to do. Imagine it’s a