Saturday, August 31, 2024

Link consequences to the behavior that caused them

Sending children to their bedrooms when they misbehave makes sense, right? Maybe not. After all, what's so bad about hanging out in a bedroom for a while? Although simple penalties are OK at times, it's more effective to relate the consequence to the misbehavior. Try: “I was so worried about you when you were late that I didn’t finish my chores. You’ll have to stay in and help me finish them tomorrow.”