5 Good Habits You Need to Teach Your Children at Home

Your children needs your guidance and wisdom before they can step out of the house to face the real world. Teach them little things that make a big difference. One of the best ways to teach them is to instill habits in their behavior. Good habits and bad habits will play a big role in the next few years in their lives. Out of High School, most of them will either go to college, work, or military.

As good parents, it is your responsibility that your children are equipped with tools that will guide their adulthood life. Sometimes, their success depends on your persistent love and discipline at home.

The following are some of my suggestions to disciplining your children.

5 good habits you need to teach your teenagers at home:

1. Do not slam the doors. Nothing should be slammed: Cabinet doors, bathroom doors, sliding doors, car doors, fridge doors. You are teaching them the discipline to be patient, on top of not breaking things at home. They are not in a hurry and should not be. Plus, you won't break things when you don't slam doors!
   
2. Put back the things where you got them. Think of glasses, chairs, shower sliding doors, towers, clothes, and whatever it is that you would gripe about because you end up doing it yourself.
   
3. Be on time. If they go out to a friends house, make sure they commit to a time as to when they are coming back home. If they're 15 minutes, 10 minutes, or even 5 minutes late, let them know that you don't approve of it. To be early is to be on time. To be on time is to be late. To be late is to be in trouble.
   
4. Give them obligations. They can be responsible for putting away or washing the dishes after dinner at the table. Vacuum the house, maybe once a week on a specific day. Sweep the front door walk way. Make sure these are driven by schedule. Be clear and consistent with your instructions. Assure that they are the boss of the tasks they are given and that they are responsible for their performance.
   
5. Do not stock dirty dishes or silverware in the sink. Make sure that your children rinse and put dirty dishes and silverware inside the dish washer. Send a message to them that the sink must always be clean every time, anytime, all the time.

Remember to always reinforce and appreciate "good" behavior at home. Make sure that they are being rewarded and feeling accomplished when they follow the 5 good habits mentioned above.

A good portion of their success depends on what you teach them while they are at home and before they face the real world.