help her clean it up

get mad and tell her to clean up -NOW

tell her to clean up and nothing else is allowed until it gets done

let it be. she is entertained and out of your way

let them watch the shows

tell them no and change the channel

decide to preview the show before they do and then see if it's suitable or not

you might not even realize what shows they were watching to begin with

Let all the girls play together. She really enjoys them.

Forbid her from going over.

Talk to her and help her find alternate friends.

Let her play with whoever she wants to play with.

Ignore it. They can figure it out on their own.

Discuss with him what happened and reprimand, to show disapproval.

Let it go – it was a children’s fight.

Get mad and scratch him to give him a sense of what the pain is like

Allow sweets for dessert only

Ignore it. She should be able to do what she wants

Intervene and tell your mother-in-law “No way!”

Let your child eat it.

Say it’s okay but are saddened by the loss of your vase

Reprimand him for lying. You tell him had he said the truth – about how the vase broke – no reprimands would have been necessary.

You don’t want to deal with it at this point. Maybe you’ll mention it later at a more appropriate time.

Punish him for both lying and breaking the vase

Let it go this time. She must have been busy.

Let the teacher deal with it.

Punish her and give her extra work to do

Help her establish a checklist and ways to remember so she won’t forget anymore.