Focus on Better Behavior

When children are very young they don’t often share and are just starting to learn that hitting and pushing are not ok. Parents usually need to intervene at this point to be sure no one gets hurt and that they learn to share. As they get older, around the age of six and older, it’s about time for them to learn to resolve their own problems with other children. By now they should know that it’s not ok to take something from someone without their permission. They should know it’s not ok to hit someone. We see very often parents rushing to their children’s aid to fight their fights, when really they should be handing it themselves. They will not be able to rely on their parents to help them out every time they run into problems. A parent should be supportive and be there if things get out of hand, but in general should teach their kids to handle it on their own.