Why You Shouldn't Argue About Stop It Methods

If your child breaks things when angry, don't break things leaves him in a behavior hole. Instead of breaking things you like or need, go to the paper cycle and tear up a box. That empowers him to get his anger out in a way that better fits your household. There are examples at home too. If we say stop, the need to serve that function doesn't just disappear. It will re surface in new ways, or the behavior we commanded to stop, we'll come back. And then we feel disrespected. But if we're clear about expectations and we offer choices to our kids that serve the needs, but don't annoy or frustrate us, things will go