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Soon after your child learns to walk, you’ll realize that they have a will of their own. Raising children involves walking a long road of teaching them essential life skills. Encouraging children to cooperate not only fosters a harmonious household but also equips them with valuable social and problem-solving abilities. However, achieving cooperation from your kids in a peaceful manner can often be challenging. In this article, we will explore some effective tips and strategies aimed at promoting cooperation among children in a calm and positive manner. Read on to know them all!
1. How To Get Your Kids To Eat Their Veggies Without Creating A Fuss
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Every parent knows the struggle of sitting around the table for hours watching your little ones play with one piece of cauliflower for a couple of hours. Kids just don’t seem to want food that’s good for them. How do you rectify this? The truth is that you don’t need to convince your kids of all the health benefits veggies have in order to get them to eat them. Instead, use some reverse psychology.
Kids always want what they can’t have and you can use this to your advantage. Pile up some greens and veggies onto your plate and don’t serve them any. When they enquire about what you’re eating, respond by telling them it’s adult food. Soon they will be begging for a taste. Then you can slowly push some veggies onto their plate to try. It’s a better plan than forcing your kids to eat a salad and getting nowhere.
2. How To Get Your Child Up And Ready Without Throwing A Tantrum
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The morning blues are real when you’re a parent. Every morning you go to war with your little one to get them up and ready for school. This can be quite a stressful and tiresome ordeal. It can also throw off your entire schedule if your child misses the school bus or if you’re late for drop off. Unfortunately, your child might not feel the same urgency as you. They want to sleep in just like every other kid. So, what do you do? Turn it into a game!
Kids love games. They also love fooling or pranking people. Why not use a combination of both? Let one parent go into their room at the time they are supposed to wake up and tell them that they are parking the other parent. This will wake your child right up and they will wash up and get ready without any delay. Then ask them to get back in bed to “surprise” the other parent. Now all you have to do is get your partner to walk in and act shocked and impressed. The next day you can switch roles with your partner. Problem solved!
3. Make Folding Laundry Into A Competition
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If you want the kids to do their chores without them whining, just gather them around and make it a competition. The next time you want your kids to fold the laundry or wash the dishes, use phrases like “ Lets see who can fold the most laundry in 10 minutes” or “ I bet I can wash more dishes than you can in 5 minutes”. This will motivate them to beat you. Now all you have to do is do things leisurely and let them win!
4. Color Coordinate Their Tasks And Keep Time
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As odd as this may seem to you, making your kids do tasks by color or shape actually simplifies it and makes it more engaging for them. Take putting the toys away for example. We all come back home to a messy house with toys littering the floor. Tell your kids you’re setting a timer and that they have 3 minutes to pick up and put away everything that’s the color red into the basket. Then do this with green, blue and any other color you see. Now you have a spotless house in under 15 minutes. Keep in mind that kids also respond better to tasks with a set time limit. So don’t be afraid to set a timer whenever you need something done quickly without any procrastination or fussing.
Raising kids is never easy, especially when you’ve got a million other things to juggle. Sometimes it helps to have a couple of tricks under your sleeve to get your kids to cooperate without creating much of a fuss. So, would you use these tricks on your kids to get them to do things in a peaceful manner? Let us know in the comments section!
