Well, our shiny tweeps agreed that mad tweens are a force to be reckoned with, and then I saw this great post from my friend Amy over at the Momtini Lounge. After attending a talk by PEP (Parent Encouragement Program)’s Education Coordinator, Patti Cancellier, she suggests to her blog readers that the secret sauce is empowerment... giving our angry birds a "guided choice" where they can choose between a handful of acceptable options, increasing empowerment and compliance.
Here are two tips served up by the Momtini Lounge... click here for more:
– Give a limited choice, not free choice – “Do you want to be your own homework boss, or do you want me to?”
– Avoid wishy washy limits, training kids there’s plenty of room to bend/break the rules, and repeated requests, training kids to simply ignore the requests.
Great tips! If you have more, please reply in the comments below or via twitter @myshinymonkey.
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