By age two, every child needs to know what “No” means. “No” means “No” at ages eight and sixteen too.
“No, you cannot have another piece of candy!”
“No, you can’t stay up past 10 p.m!”
“No, you can’t have the car tonight!”
Children need structure in their lives. You, the parent, must provide this structure at an early age and remain consistent all through their years of growing up. Although they won’t admit it, they do feel comfortable with the realization that something that was wrong yesterday is also wrong today. Children unconsciously depend upon their parent’s consistency. It is good that parents care enough to take the effort to enforce their beliefs.
In addition to helping your child become a responsible adult, you are also preparing them for their role as a future parent.
If not today, when?
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