Strong Willed Tweets

The following tweets are from Cynthia Tobias' book "You Can't Make Me" about effective measures with strong willed children. #strongwilled 

Want to motivate me? Inspire me. Want to direct me? Lead the way. Want to encourage my ambition? Ignite fire w/ ur enthusiasm. #strongwilled

"Calmly and reasonably put as much control into their hands, tell them your expectations & let them decide what to do." #strongwilled

"It's hard for strong willed people to get along w/ those who think they're the only one to define right & wrong." #strongwilled
 

Clarify w/ questions "Do you know why I asked for that?" "Is that what you meant to do?" "How do you want to make that right?" #strongwilled
 

Calm humor with a smile diffuses - "Nice try" "Are you trying to get in trouble?" "Are you trying to annoy me on purpose?" #strongwilled
 

"Strong willed people do better with compelling problems to solve, rather than a list of chores." #strongwilled
 

"Don't engage in arguments over methods; focus on outcomes. Give them the bottom line." #strongwilled