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Part 2

4. Insist on happy compliance

1. 1. If your child is not happy when you correct them, discipline is needed
   2. If your child will not comply when you speak to them, discipline is needed
   3. If you cannot take them to an event because they won’t behave, discipline is needed
      1. If this is an exception, then you are on the right path
      2. If this is the norm, then you are not

5. Speak softly, directly, specifically, and only once

1. 1. When you have to reason with a toddler, you are teaching them to comply only if they want to do so
   2. If you practice replacement parenting, they will not learn to have self-denial and self-control

Suggestions for Training Toddlers (Part 1)

Prepare for the long haul, but get started.

1. 1. This is a beginning and it will take adulthood before you are officially done
   2. It is always easier to correct a child while they are younger

Correct every selfish and willful act

1. 1. Do it every time - even if it is awkward and difficult
      1. In a church auditorium
      2. In a store
   2. Refuse the temptation to let it go
   3. Never assume a child will be better when they are older
      • They won’t unless they are taught and corrected

Discipline predictably

1. 1. Use simple phrases
   2. Calmly and matter of factly follow through with consistency
   3. Interrupt everything for training