• With repetition and consistency, conflict will lessen as kids learn to manage their expectations and emotions.
• Pick and choose your battles with care, and avoid continuous conflict.
• Teach children to recognize that emotions affect what we say during times of conflict.
• Be firm in your instruction. Give power to what you say by not discussing it endlessly.
• A threat of punishment is only as effective as the follow-through.
• Success comes through reasonable negotiation, appropriate choices and a willingness to adhere to consequences and rewards.

References

• Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
• ClassicNotes
• Metro West Daily News
• Parenting on the Go

Reprinted Courtesy of Connect with Kids

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