Jan 10 • Discipline With Purpose
Quick tip!
When it comes to the dreaded meltdowns, you can eliminate half the battle if you plan ahead.
One of my favorite planning ahead strategies is giving your kids a warning (or 2 or 3 or 10) before a transition.
Examples:
“You have 5 minutes until we are going to start cleaning up to begin our bed time routine!” (And remind again at 2 minutes and 1 minute!)
“We are leaving the house in 10 minutes.” (Remind again at 5 minutes and 2 minutes.)
You can utilize visual or audible timers to help with this as well! Let the kids jump in and help with the timer by choosing which timer or asking Alexa to set the timer!
Pro tip: once time is up, always follow it up with a choice!
For littles: “time to go get a bath! Would you like you stomp like a dinosaur to the bathroom or hop like a kangaroo?
For bigs: “time to get your shower! Would you like to end your night with a snack or some hot tea? I can prepare it while you’re winding down!”
The options are endless!
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