Until age five, kids need clear rules. After that, switch to asking open-ended questions like "How do you keep your teeth clean?" so they generate their own answers. When children figure it out themselves, the behavior sticks without constant reminders.
What is the right age to stop forcing your children, to telling them what to do, what not to do? Okay, as your child becomes 5+, it is the right time to activate their inner compass. Till your child is 5, they need clear rules, they need clear things that they should do and they should not do. So till they are 5, give them rules, give them things that are acceptable, things that are not. After they are 5, start asking them, start getting answers from them, because when you ask them, for example, what do you need to do to make your teeth clean? They'll say brushing. That will give a long-term effect because it's coming from them. They will brush more permanently as opposed to you reminding them to brush their teeth, right? So use more asking questions to activate the inner compass. 5+ is the best age to use inner compass parenting. So that you keep
