Provide Clarity for your Child
- Not my child! – Our child! Speaking in one voice!
- “United Front”: until age ten, you are the boss
- Ask them what they want, but ultimately, you make the final decision
- But create space in which they can learn to make their own decisions and show responsibility. Example: Pocket money
- After age 10, gradually give them more space to make their own decisions
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Be trustworthy: A promise is a promise
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Reward them for household chores, helping out without being asked etc
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Have a clear and direct teaching style. Example: Immediate and clear consequences which are comprehensible to the child and age-appropriate. Announcement and reaction, nodiscussions in general (exceptions allowed)
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