Kids and parents can often butt heads. What starts out as a simple request to clean a room or put away clothes, can turn into a power struggle and once a power struggle begins, it can be hard to put an end to it.
You don’t want to back down and your child has dug in his heels and feels he has no other options but to keep digging them in. What’s a parent to do?
Instead of having the situation continue to escalate, introduce the concept of a Clean Slate Pass.
A Clean Slate Pass doesn’t mean your child doesn’t have to do what you requested, it simply means that both of you get a chance to step away from the current situation and begin again.
The next time you find a situation escalating out of control bring out the Clean Slate Pass.
Because doesn’t everyone deserve a fresh start?
Click here to print off your own Clean Slate Pass.
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