Ways to Get Your Kids to Listen
One thing parents and teachers often complain about is getting children to listen. You all must have been through at least one episode when you had repeated the same instructions to your child at least five times and you were ignored. You then proceed to tell them five more times, this time more loudly, only reminding yourself of the type of parent you did not want to be! So what can you do to change that? Try these tried and tested ways!
Single word
We often like to train our young kids with household chores, like carrying their plates to the sink after a meal. Often, you’d face a situation when after repeated reminders; children still need to be reminded to put their plates away. At our preschool, we have enforced the single word policy when it comes to such instructions. Just try one word to jog their memory. All we do after a mealtime is say ‘plates’ and all our kids pick up and put away their plates. For parents, use single words to tell them what’s expected – ‘teeth’, ‘shoes’, etc. After a few weeks of this, you will notice that your children do not need these reminders and you will not have screaming battles anymore.