Today’s Parenting Tip:

DECIDE:   To require yes or no answers.

PRACTICE:       Today, require a yes or no answer from your child when you ask him to do something.

Will you bring the groceries in? Will you move your things to the family room? Will you let your sister have some extra time on the computer?

To build responsibility, if your child answers yes, insist he follow through.

If he says no, accept the no. Remember to only require a yes or no answer if you are willing to accept a no.

If no is not an OK answer, don’t ask – just tell your child what you expect.

Today’s Decide and Practice daily parenting tip was inspired by our featured picture book, THAT MAKES ME MAD!.  Read the book to a child in your life each day as a reminder of what you are deciding and practicing that day.

Come back each day for another good parenting decision and how to practice it. (Each day’s activity will also be posted on the Daily Parenting Tips page for easy access.)

Read the whole story at What You Need to Know about an Angry Child, Part 2.