05/22/2026
💎I’ve been coaching adults for 8 years now and I can always tell what they were, and weren’t, taught as children.
❌Adults who lack self-discipline usually struggle with controlling their emotions, reactions and impulses. ✅While adults with discipline eat healthy, work out regularly, and respond rather than react.
So, at 18 months I focus on character development through sticking to small routines and age appropriate chores with my daughter. I also model behaviors such as displaying patience, kindness and gentleness toward ALL living things, not yelling, working out, and eating healthy. All of these teach my daughter how to regulate her nervous system, which will allow her to thrive in life.
If you don’t teach your kids self-discipline, the world will discipline your kids.
Below is a list of small tasks my 18 month old can complete:
1. Throwing trash in the trash can.
2. Putting her poopy diapers in the dumpster.
3. Doing her own laundry from start to finish.
4. Cleaning up her high chair table after eating.
5. Wiping the counters off.
6. Pouring from 1 container into another.
7. Petting her dogs with gentle hands.
8. Safely climbing down from furniture.
9. Saying “More,” when she is still hungry.
10. Saying “All Done” when she is finished.
Most importantly I teach her not to throw tantrums or display aggressive behavior. As a coach, I have learned some adults never grow out of that behavior because they were not taught as children how to handle their emotions and respect others.
Discipline and structure don’t equate me being mean, yelling, or whooping your kids. It is about teaching life skills and acting with love than anything else.