Here are some very useful solutions that you can use instead of punishment when it comes to educating your child
- Express your feelings firmly without launching personal attacks - "I'm mad because my new golf-stick has been scratched";
- Make your expectations "I expect my things to be taken care of when they are borrowed";
- show the child how to fix things - "we use the golf-stick on the grass not on the asphalt";
- give the child the choice - "you can use my golf-stick and play with her on the grass or you can give up the privilege of using it";
- Take action - "My golf-stick is locked in the locker";
- solve the problem - "which would be the solution for you to use my golf-stick only on the grass so I can be sure it does not scratch it"
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