| Children around the age of seven are moving out of | | | | Your role as the parent is to listen to their woes. Not |
| the impulsive stages of childhood and are better able | | | | solve all their problems. It is an instinctive reaction for |
| to predict and consider the consequences to their | | | | parents to want to fix every problem, but children need |
| actions. This stage is a good time for a parent to begin | | | | to grow as well. Asking appropriate questions that help |
| modifying their earlier parenting techniques. The rules | | | | them think about a situation is all that is needed from |
| essentially stay the same, but how you enforce them | | | | you. |
| will change. | | | | All children need consistency, but children at this age |
| Instead of telling a child what they should be doing, you | | | | need the constant feedback, so they can continue |
| can ask them what they are supposed to be doing. | | | | learning how to predict outcomes. Consistent |
| The child has had the last seven years to learn your | | | | enforcement of your established rules will help mold |
| rules, and probably remembers the majority of them. | | | | the child's good behaviors. Children at this age still |
| Their memories are much longer by this age, and they | | | | require a lot of attention and do not care if it is good or |
| have the ability to remember a number of rules as well | | | | bad. By providing plenty of positive and corrective |
| as the consequences. They will try to avoid being held | | | | feedback you will satisfy their attention needs. |
| accountable for their actions, but your job as a parent | | | | Do you want to learn exactly how to eliminate your |
| is to enforce the rules, regardless. | | | | child's out-of-control and defiant behavior without using |
| Seven year-old children may be very sensitive. They | | | | Punishments, Time-Outs, Behavioral Plans, or |
| need a strong listening and support system at home. | | | | Rewards? |