The answers to these questions are important. A child's self-image has a tremendous influence on the child's educational success, behavior and overall development. Children will express themselves more freely if they do not feel the threat of a judge's sentence. Nagging destroys communication, humor can salvage it. When strong emotional stress is evident - we can talk about the problem later .
Strong emotion makes productive dialogue impossible.
Let the emotion subside before tackling the problem. That's the best job you've done yet. You're the family expert on this . . . What do you think. You're too young to understand.