Getting Your Child to Listen

Making your child listen to you might seem the most difficult task on this planet, though it is not. With a little tact and understanding you can make this difficult task easy. Don’t forget that at the tender age they are, it is not easy for them to focus attention on the numerous and varied things scattered all around. Moreover, shouting at your child will only lead to frustration, without yielding any result. On the contrary, try and understand your child. Be patient and teach him how to be a good listener via different activities. It is never too late to teach your child how to listen. There are many theories on why children start going deaf on their parents. One school of thought believes that it is because children around the age of 6-8 start to develop a distinctive sense of independence. They try to exhibit this independence wherever and however possible. The safest place for them to try it and push the limits is at home because it is their safe haven. They know that they can be a rebel at home and nowhere else. It is because they have this innate trust in their parents that they will look out for them no matter what. They cannot practice such behavior at school or with anybody else because hierarchy and structure is quite fixed there, which obviously children understand very well. They know that if they will push the limits there then it will not be ignored or let go off scot free. There is another theory that says that young children take instructions from everyone all day long, especially at the school. They get tired of it and they try and relax at home. Therefore they start ignoring the demands of their parents because they know that they will be loved and cared for irrespective. This is their unique way to exercise liberty and de-stress themselves. This is why they sometimes treat their parents as if they do not exist anymore. The trick is not to take it personally because they are probably not doing it intentionally or purposefully. As a parent you do not have to shout at your child if he/she is going through a phase like that, there are more sensible ways to deal with it. Here are some of them.