If requests are questionable morally, legally, or make your child feel uncomfortable, they should follow their conscience and say no. In normal daily activities within the family, however, obedience is the oil that smooths the flow of activities and helps lessen strife and argument. Try to be sensitive to the needs of your children, yet expect reasonable requests to be acknowledged and acted upon without argument. Try The Obedience Game to practice obedience skills with young children. Watch for the Menagerie Chart in a future newsletter to help reinforce obedience skills with older children.
Daily behaviors become habits.
I created this game to build the habit of obedience in a fun way. When an emotional situation arises, it will be easier for your child to obey when he has practiced it with you during play. Structured like an Easter Egg hunt, this irresistible game reinforces the habit of obedience to your directions. Make yourself a note if the items must be retrieved in a specific order. Invite your child to play a game with you.