Have you ever felt like you are running straight into a wall? Parents who encounter a child who does not seem to listen often feel like they have done just that. In this article, we will give you helpful advice to make communicating with your child and enjoying it more attainable.

It is difficult for young children to embrace change. An abrupt switch from on activity to the next can induce stress, and it will end in a melt down.

Infants and young children should not be given either diet or regular sodas. Provide your child with healthy drinks, such as milk, diluted fruit juices or plain water.

Reflective Materials

If your children walk to school, ensure they are wearing some sort of reflective material on their clothes or on their book bag. Retro-reflective Velcro strips are also available. Velcro is convenient to attach and can be easily removed or put onto a different piece of clothing. Retro-reflective materials, whether Velcro or tape, make children more visible if they’re walking prior to sunrise or after dark. No matter what time of day it is, wearing reflective materials draws drivers’ attention to your children’s presence and makes road accidents less likely.

No two children are alike. A strategy that worked wonders on one child can be totally ineffectual on another. This includes rewards as much as punishment. Regardless, keep in mind the techniques that were effective in the past.

If your children fight and have trouble getting along, try to develop a set of rules for your family that are set out in positive language. Rather than saying “no hitting,” for instance, tell children to “touch gently.”

Apply a few of our tips, and you just might find that bringing up a child is more enjoyable than it ever was. Child-rearing is a huge job, but it can also be immensely satisfying, especially as you see your child blossom into a beautiful individual.