Begin the day with
praise and make deposits in your child's emotional bank account.
Don't make promises
you can't keep.
Be aware of the
things that cause you to react and teach your children how to please you. [Expectations]
Spend time each week
with your children doing something they what to do.
Never say no if you
can say yes.
Be aware of who your
children's friends are.
Provide family
activities as an alternative when you deny an activity that your child wants to do with
his or her friends.
