…Â parents to interview for an article for Canadian Family magazine.
Here’s the pitch:
The article is for parents with kids who are between 9 and 12.
I’m not going to say it again.
The TV is on and it’s time to head to school. “Please put on your clothes,” you say walking back into the kitchen. “It’s time for school.” Five minutes later your son is still standing there, slack-jawed, watching the tube — and the clothes are sitting in a pile beside him. “Please put on your clothes. You have to leave in 10 minutes.” No response. Twelve minutes later, you’re yelling, he’s sticking his feet into his pants and glaring — and you’re thinking, “Why doesn’t he listen?” School-age kids ignore their parents for a whole host of reasons. They’re distracted, they don’t want to do what you say or they want to see how you react. This column talks about why kids ignore and how to change the behaviour in a positive way. No yelling required.
Does this apply to you or someone you know?
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Let me know if this sounds like you and I’ll pass your name along to the writer.Â
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