2. "Visual reminder" is more effective. Compared with girls, boys' auditory system is very underdeveloped. Men believe in the direct feeling of vision and touch, which has nothing to do with rationality and sensibility, but the structure of male and female brains is different. Therefore, in real life, little boys who make mistakes often want to run away without listening to a few words of truth. If you preach endlessly to a rebellious adolescent boy, you may sometimes bump into a gun, but the effect is counterproductive. Boys are more willing to use their eyes to guide their brains and behaviors, and "seeing" is more important to them. For example, boys who throw things around or stay in bed all the time may wish to put up various labels and timetables at home, so that the visual "reminder" is more effective.
3. "Don't settle old scores with boys". Starting over is a golden sentence of resolving contradictions and full of encouragement. For a boy who made a mistake, a fresh start will make him warmer and more confident. Boys who get the chance to "start over" will also cherish it very much and will redouble their efforts to live up to their parents' expectations. Starting over is a reverse incentive, because all boys don't like to "turn over old scores". Of course, you can't indulge boys with this, and you can't start using it more than three times.