When children misbehave

When children misbehave

When children misbehave, it is most effective to scold them in the morning because the whole day is ahead of them, and they will remain under the impression of the reprimand. If you scold them in the evening (when they are tired), it only clouds their mind further, which can lead to even worse behavior. Children should be approached with kindness because today’s children often have a lot of egoism and are generally unresponsive to scolding. When we begin to reprimand them, their souls immediately fill with negative thoughts. They cannot understand that we scold them for their own good because we love them. It is necessary to "anchor" children to God and cultivate in them an understanding that doing good is essential. – St. Paisios the Athonite

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