Raising responsible children

STOP being in a constant battle with your children. STOP yelling while saying the same thing over and over again. I have learned that when we do this, we are only wearing ourselves down and it's not beneficial to you or the child.You have to say what you mean and then follow with a consequence. You should only say something once, give the child a time limit for example "you have 30 minutes to clean your room." After the time limit, if the chore is still not completed then you give the consequence and don't bend. If the consequence is no TV the rest of the day then that means no TV the rest of the day. And by the way, you still expect the room to be cleaned.Children are very smart from a very early age and they know how to push your buttons and what they can get away with. I have 5 children. My husband and I do not make idle threats, we expect a certain behavior. We do allow our children to express their feelings to us and we listen, but at the end of the day, we make our decisions based on the best interest of our children.Do not let your children run over you. Say what you mean and then follow through with actions. Your children will grow up respecting you and others. All children need boundaries and they crave it, it shows you love them. Trust me, they may not say it now, but once they are grown, they will THANK YOU!!!