Skill 2: Remembering the behavior
The second skill that children need to master to be able to behave in the way we want is that they need to remember the behavior that is wanted or unwanted. It seems easy to us to remember to say excuse me after we burp or to not run around stores touching everything that looks [...]
Skill 1: Understanding the behavior
The first skill certainly seems obvious. A child needs to undertand what is expected of them and be cognitively, physically and emotionally capable of doing it. I find that I often overestimate and sometimes underestimate what my children are capable of. For example, I’m never quite sure how many chores I should give them. They are [...]
