All misbehaviour comes from basic needs that aren’t met. Meet their needs for sleep, nutrition, chill-out time, cuddling, connection, fun, mastery, and safety. Let kids know in advance the behaviour you expect. Give them ‘scaffolding’ – teaching, little by little – so they can manage what’s expected of them. Children want to be successful. (If they don’t, that’s a relationship problem, not a behaviour problem.)
