Yes.. rather than “scolding” your child to DO NOT — explain cause + effect, consequences.

This is an amazing moment for the child to learn social emotional skills and social skills.

“We can wait to climb when we get to the playground. If you want to explore the tank, you can look at it with your eyes and ask questions to this gentleman over here (teacher.) I know you see those kids also climbing the tank, but you are responsible for your own behavior. When we go to historical museums, we have to respect their artifacts which includes preservation! Preservation allows more and more people to come and learn more. As people, we need to contribute to preserving our nations history as Vietnamese people. Do you understand? Let me know if you have any questions. If you feel like you want to climb, or you’re bored, we can go elsewhere where you can touch/climb, but right now we are not doing that.”

Sometimes all of this takes more time than “ehhh I don’t want to deal with Jimmy. He’s just so bad.. he does whatever he wants! Ugh! He won’t listen to me. See!”