Parenting Tip #2: Try being Silly

You are tired at the end of the day or in a rush to get out of the house in the morning and your child is not cooperating. Often, the first instinct is to yell to get them to get them to do it. Instead, try being silly. Here are some examples (all tried and tested):

Your child is taking a long time to put on his pyjamas: try having a race.
Your child doesn’t want to brush his teeth: try singing a silly song. Sometimes we’ll sing “brush your hamburgers” or whatever we had for dinner.
Your child won’t get into bed: try being a fork lift and making fork lift noises.