What good things did your kid today?
Dr. Wayne Dyer in his book The 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace when he speaks about kids in one chapter says the following «Catch them doing things right.» These words are very important, because many times we see so much the things that must be corrected in our kids that we forget all the things that they already do well and we take for granted that they should do it well.
Catch them doing things right.
Dr. Wayne Dyer
We must remember that kids want our attention and if only we take the time to scold them they will continue with the same behavior. What do we do? Trying to find the split second where they did something good and let them know. One of the first times I went alone with my kids to the grocery store I was afraid that my kids would be running all over the supermarket, so in the car I said ‘I’m alone and I need you to stay on the same hall in which I am .’
Buy things at the grocery store was a bit tricky, because they look they want to start running all over the grocery store. Then when I got into the car I said to them, ‘Thanks for doing your best and keep close to me.’ They felt happy and one of them told me that he just went to the corner of the hall to see what other stuff he can find. I know they did not did it 100% perfect, but telling them what they did right makes them want to keep doing the right thing because his mom noticed their great effort.
Today I can go with them to the supermarket, are they kept in the hall where I am, they ask permission to give a running lap in the hall if empty, they are still kids and we must be realistic and remember that kids have lots and lots of energy. The good part is that they will not get away in the hall where I am, and they only run when I allow them.
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