Recently, one of my clients asked me to help her solve the following question: “How to wake up a child for kindergarten in the morning without wasting a lot of nerves and energy?” The question may seem simple at first glance. But many parents will understand all its depth and scope! When every day, waking up before work, you yourself have difficulty getting out of a warm, cozy bed. When you don’t want to rush anywhere at all, but all you want is peace and quiet... And then... you go to your baby’s crib, stroke him and say gently: “It’s time to get up!” - with the hope that today he will say: “Yes, mom (dad), now! I’m already up!”…Wouldn’t that be cool? And how! How many of these children do you know? Personally, I don’t have one! Rather, it happens like this: Mom (gently): “It’s time to get up!” Child: “No! Don't want! I won't! I want to sleep! I'm not going anywhere! Go to your kindergarten yourself!” - and curls up even more into his cozy warm blanket, showing with all his appearance that he’s definitely not going anywhere today! Well, what can I do? I’ll say right away that I immediately rule out all options like “force him, he’s small.” Teaching tyranny is not part of my job. I always help my clients find a common language with their children (and not only with children). I will not describe the entire consultation process for a long time, but I will write the conclusions. You can always find your own approach to each child. The beauty is that each time this approach will be new and different from the previous one. Even to the same child. As for this particular case, in the course of our work we found out that her daughter really loves being tickled. She laughs, her mood lifts, and she immediately stops being capricious. Then she asks to play a short cartoon for her (5-10 minutes) - and after that, joyful and satisfied, she gets ready for kindergarten. Two techniques are used here: tactile contact - which is very important as an expression of love. And positive emotions - which gives energy, and is very important for any child (and not only children). Have a good everyday life, as many positive emotions as possible, and of course love! Love your children and be happy!