Hope you don’t mind if I hijack a humorous thread with a serious comment. I heard this from Dr. Rona Novick, and it’s so true:
“If I child doesn’t read, we teach him to read.
If a child doesn’t do math, we teach him to do math.
If a child doesn’t tie his shoes, we teach him to tie his shoes.
If a child doesn’t behave — we punish him!”
If we truly want our kids to behave, we have to approach it like anything else they have trouble with and TEACH them how to behave, by giving clear instructions, opportunities for practice, and good examples.
Sorry for the rant!