how to get children to follow directions
*Donât repeat warnings. Parents should avoid giving their children repeated warnings. Children can learn to follow directions after one or no warning just as easily as they can learn to follow directions after five or six warnings. *Repeat the direction. After the time-out is complete, parents should repeat the direction to their children.
Parents should try to give directions that tell children what to do instead of what not to do. For example, it is better to say, Stay by my side, than Don't run away.. *Praise them. Parents should praise their children as soon as they have begun to follow the direction.