Attention

Getting your child's attention — and teaching them how to get yours — is the foundation of every interaction you will ever have with them. Before a direction can be followed, a lesson can land, or a conversation can happen, attention has to be established first.

In this category, you'll learn how to: use eye contact, physical proximity, and consistent cues to create simple, calm attention routines that work without repeating yourself, raising your voice, or turning every moment into a negotiation. You'll also learn how to teach your child to get your attention appropriately when they need you. When attention becomes a practiced habit rather than a battle, everything else in your relationship gets easier.