Camilla McGill explains how asking kids specific questions during morning routines stops the yelling. Instead of commands, ask "What needs to happen next?" or "How fast can you put your clothes on?" to confirm they understand and get their buy-in.
Managing morning mayhem, step 4a, ask a question. We need to jump really quickly to ask our kids questions. What needs to happen next? Then what's going to happen after that? What day is it today? How fast can you put your clothes on? As well as managing their expectations, we also need to spend a lot of time asking and clarifying. Why do we ask a question? Because if we, we need to establish that they've understood and we've made our instruction clear enough. And then when they give a reply, that will also get some buy-in.
