Why he does not listen the first time. Why "it is easy" makes him stop trying. What a seven-year-old genuinely cannot do yet. Each lesson is a few minutes, told as a story about one ordinary family, and ends with five questions.
The twenty-one lessons
Take them in order — they build on each other — or go straight to the one you need tonight.
Lesson 1 Why they don't listen the first time Open this lesson Lesson 2 What a child this age genuinely cannot do yet Open this lesson Lesson 3 The shy one, the stubborn one, the restless one Open this lesson Lesson 4 The child who gives up before starting Open this lesson Lesson 5 Praise that builds, praise that traps Open this lesson Lesson 6 Fifteen minutes that change the week Open this lesson Lesson 7 The child who has stopped telling you things Open this lesson Lesson 8 Mornings without shouting Open this lesson Lesson 9 The fussy eater Open this lesson Lesson 10 Screens: the number is not the point Open this lesson Lesson 11 Saying no once, and having it hold Open this lesson Lesson 12 Meltdowns: during, and after Open this lesson Lesson 13 Why children lie Open this lesson Lesson 14 Sibling fights Open this lesson Lesson 15 Your own anger Open this lesson Lesson 16 Hitting: what it teaches, and what it costs Open this lesson Lesson 17 When elders at home overrule you Open this lesson Lesson 18 Comparison: the cousin, the neighbour, the topper Open this lesson Lesson 19 Homework: your job, their job, the line between Open this lesson Lesson 20 Marks, exams, and the fear passed on without a word Open this lesson Lesson 21 Body, safety, and secrets Open this lesson
How it works
Every lesson follows one family — Raju, his son Chintu, and the grandfather. Raju is the one who gets it wrong, never you. Then five questions you answer by tapping, so nothing here asks you to write anything. Nothing is saved anywhere but on this phone.