Ok. Basically every child requires some distraction while eating. But we should not use TV/mobile as a means. 

1. Tell him stories while eating. 
2. Read some story books for him

Handling two kids at the same moment can be challenging for parents. Handle the elder one first in this situation. He’s 13, so grown up enough to be doing some required activities which will consume his time. In the meantime, in your family routine, there should be some assignment for all – exhibiting work for all and hence rights for all. 

This style would build up faith in the younger one (7 years)

Good habits are developed by family environment, style and mutual behavior. Frankly 5 months is a very young age. Still – You should avoid shouting / angry behavior. Do storytelling and character build up discussion.

It is not about just increasing his concentration. 

It’s also about removing distraction. Provide a reading environment at home. If you read, your child will sit beside and read. If you’re on mobile, the child will be watching you (sorry to say). We should make a home environment where reading (newspaper/books/magazines) is habitual.

You cannot keep your daughter away from the mobile, but teach her how to use it effectively. Mobile phones can be used for studying as well.

Cutting down the screen time is important for all – both parents & kids. Parents have to provide an environment where both parents play a crucial role. The scene happening is one parent who feels to be overloaded with parenting responsibility, sheds it on screen time. But then why not on activities which involve thinking. Use puzzles not videos. Use SUDOKU not chota bheem. We’re not against technology. But use the right form. Another useful method is to have activity sets readily available in the market. Those are DIY kits and kids really enjoy doing, if sensibly given as per age.

Age is the factor. Explain the harmful situations when argument is injurious. Do some moral policing – anyone who disrespects the home rules will be penalised (not punished). Further, there’s some family background of argument. Avoid mutual argument in front of kids.

From the age of 10+ onwards, kids become bombs, they can explode anytime. She (your child) is now a grown up, don’t treat her as a kid. Respect her ideas and decisions. You have to be like a *chit-chat friend*, if you wish to advise her about studies. Dear Parents, we always keep telling that for having an ideal kid, we can’t have ideal parents, but we surely can ‘train ourselves to be Ideal Parents’.

Sorry to say, but both methods are wrong. Cut screen time – but by giving a suitable / enjoyable alternative, not by using another app. Giving peer examples – fire on petrol. Kindly don’t make him feel insecure / inferior. Rather boost his confidence. He must be good in some activity – appraise him for that. Tell he’s the best. Our Parenting Styles and techniques are perhaps not synchronised with the Psychology of children. 

We keep comparing our days with today’s, but we forget that we used to spend summer holidays in paternal-maternal houses in our hometown. Those days are not the same. We need to learn how to? 

*Authoritative parents* have been found to have the most effective parenting style in all sorts of ways: academic, social- emotional, and behavioral. Like authoritarian parents, the authoritative parents expect a lot from their children, *but also they expect even more from their own behavior*

Birbal’s stories –  the best solution to such kids. The habit comes from society and may be school friends. You can’t stop right away. To encourage him, you must reward. Give him some work / household chores and after completion reward him. Tell him that even for saying the truth, he’ll also be appraised. Tell others that your child is very truthful and appraise him in front of relatives etc. This will encourage him to speak the truth.

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Crying is the technique he uses to trap your feelings. Simply ignore it a few times, then you will notice he will either try another technique or he’ll get angry and violent.

It’s too late to improve my handwriting. As he’s 11, his hands and gripping fingers have taken requisite shapes. But perhaps you may motivate him to start drawing and this may improve handwriting. If he’s interested in science and similar subjects, then drawing is important is what you may tell and try.