Advice for managing child behaviour, set rules and rewards

Toddlers can’t understand the logic behind your instructions. That makes it hard to encourage good behaviour and respond to challenging behaviour.

A reward chart is way to help your child to learn new skills, like following instructions.

Pushing against boundaries is part of growing up. House rules benefit the whole family, so everyone knows what’s expected of them.

It’s important to understand the laws on physical punishment, the effect on your child, and other ways of managing behaviour.

When your child always says 'no', making small changes to the way you give instructions helps your child to do what you ask.

If your child or teenager is showing challenging behaviour, it can be hard to know what to do.

A reward chart is a tool for encouraging and praising the positive behaviour of your child.

Rules and rewards