Parenting and Teaching Children in Rango Village

One day a nice couple was telling me that they were not going to say "no" to their child. 

Was it working? Well, not really. They were now saying "no", but didn't give any consequence, not even a small one as a motivator, not until things got really bad. Then they'd do something like send him to his room. 

Andrew, another friend and father came in from outside and walked up to us. He greeted us and hesitated a bit before turning to Sarah, "Your son was up on the roof. I think it's dangerous."

Sarah seemed solemn and thoughtful about this and quiet. She nodded a slight nod and Andrew left. The she looked at me and said, "He knows he's not supposed to be up there." 

The next thing I pondered was, "What motivation did the child have to obey his mother?" This is really important if the child is to be safe, he needs a reason to do what he's told.