Does your kid refuses to listen to your instructions e.g don't touch the stuff until you raise up your voice? I don't like to do so but what else i can do to make my 5 years old kid listen to me?

We all know how challenging it can be when our children refuse to listen to instructions. Some ways that can help is to engage in 'positive parenting' - affirming good behavior in a specific manner rather than disapproving constantly. SuperNanny (I enjoy the show alot!) shares more on how to get your kids to listen to you: http://www.supernanny.co.uk/Advice/-/Parenting-Skills/-/Routine-and-Teamwork/9-ways-to-make-them-listen.aspx Dr Sears also shares on how we can talk to children in order to get them to listen. Using simple sentences, being brief and to the point, giving options are some of the ways he suggested. http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/parenting/discipline-behavior/25-ways-talk-so-children-will-listen At the heart of disciplining children, is how we communicate with them. You've said it clearly - that you too, do not wish to raise your voice. And we know that kids emulate and 'model' themselves after us; the last thing we want is for them to be raising their voice at us. Keep the faith that your kid would become a listener soon! Meanwhile, take it a day at a time, Mummy :)