Advice About Children Give a Choice

by Gerhild
(Caistor Centre, Ontario, Canada)

Unfortunately, this advice came to me after we had raised our children, but it's one I passed on to my now married children.

Give a choice to the little ones. Rather than saying, "It's time for bed," so they can answer, "No", give a choice. Say, "It's time for bed. Do you want a glass of water or a glass of milk first?" With choices given, they feel they have some control, rather than no control as in the first example.

This works in so many areas. Just try it and see if it works for you.