Reply To: Should Parents Intimidate Their Kids?

Kids want to have choices. If you let them make decisions for themselves (within reason), you might be surprised at how much more cooperative they’ll get.
An example would be letting your kid decide what time he should wake up for the bus- sit down with him and encourage him to make a schedule (by himself with your help only when asked for) for the mornings- what time will he wake up, eat breakfast etc.
You might be surprised.
Kids just want to feel independent- a feeling we can all relate to i think