Joanna Faber, How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide To Life With Children Ages 2-7 Quotes

There's a world of difference between, "Look at this mess you made!" and "I don't like to see food on the floor!

Six o'clock means very little to a three-year-old. It works better to say "after dinner, " or "as soon as the baby takes her morning nap.

We can't give a child a natural consequence. The only truly natural consequences are the ones found in nature.

Why did you throw sand when I just told you not to?"What child says, "Hmm, why did I? I guess there's no good reason. Thanks for pointing that out. It won't happen again.

Studies find that kids who are punished are more likely to misbehave in the future. Punishment actually increases the undesired behavior.