Saturday, July 18, 2026

Make rules work for you and your child

Things go much more smoothly at home and everywhere else when children know and respect the rules. To make your rules effective, concentrate on what you want your child to do, not what you don't want to see. Offer your child choices you can live with. Be sure your elementary schooler understands your expectations, and enforce limits consistently. Then, when you see positive behavior from your child, praise it.