4. Save Battle Lines For When They Actually Matter:

If you’re having a lot of conflicts with you’re child, step back and analyze how often you say no to them, and if they have an appropriate amount of control in their life for their developmental stage. If you are saying no a lot, you can use alternatives like: “Yes, on a different day you can do that!” “Yes, if you do X then you can have Y.” Save no for when there really are no negotiations.