If you find yourself constantly arguing with your child, you’re certainly not alone.

A recent parent survey by lens manufacturer, Hoya Lens, has revealed that nine out of ten parents argue with their children each day, with 63% of parents thinking that it would be a miracle to get through the day without disagreement

From threenagers to teenagers, the survey revealed that there are many things that parents find a daily battle – such as bedtime, tooth brushing refusal, eating vegetables and getting out the house on time.

But it doesn’t have to be a daily battle.

There are things that you can do to help minimise disagreements with your child and stop the arguing.

Ahead, we break down some common argument triggers and how to tackle them.

Bedtime battles are a common part of parenting, whatever the age of your child.

Bedtime procrastination in children can range from needing a drink, another wee or they have to tell you all about their day, despite telling you they ‘can’t remember’ when you asked earlier in the evening.

The key to getting your child to get to bed on time, is to have a good, consistent routine.

Keeping screen time to a minimum in the hour before bed and instead opting for quiet, relaxing activities, such as reading or board games with older children, or having a warm bath and reading two-three stories with younger children is helpful for getting them in the mood for sleep.

Older children are not immune to being overtired just like younger children, so don’t be afraid of adjusting the time that they need to go to bed accordingly.

There will always be some protest from older children, but they need to get into the habit of going to bed when they feel tired, and not being so focussed on what the time is.

Getting children to eat vegetables is a battle some parents give up on, but according to Sarah Alder, owner of Kitchen Titbits, there are some ways that parents can get vegetables into their kids, without an argument.

‘The lack of vegetable consumption is one of the major concerns for the parents I work with,’ Sarah explains. ‘It causes great stress and worry, but this stress is brought to the table along with the food and it only compounds the issue as they beg and plead with their child to just have a bite or give it a try.

‘They’re never going to explore vegetables if we’re putting all this pressure on them to eat.’

Sarah says that there is no quick fix for this battle and that long-term exposure to a variety of vegetables at the dinner table is vital.

‘Shopping for vegetables, growing them, preparing them in the kitchen, seeing you eating them, and using them in play and craft activities, along with reading books, will all help take the scariness away.’

Sarah also suggests that you increase the number of opportunities available to your children to eat vegetables, by including them in every meal and snacks (yes, breakfast too) and by leaving smalls bowls of prepared vegetables in key areas of the house that they pass through or play in.

‘There is no pressure for them to eat them and over time you might just see their hand reach for one as a snack,’ she adds.

Another good idea that Sarah shares is to ‘play around with how you chop them to see what your child prefers’.

‘The shape of a carrot, for example, really can make the difference between eating and not eating,’ she says.

And what about hiding vegetables in a meal? Is sneakiness really the way?

‘You might decide to hide vegetables in a dish,’ Sarah says. ‘This is a good way of getting them in without a fight but it’s a good idea to also present the vegetables alongside the dish so that they have an opportunity to try them in their pure form.

‘We can’t still be hiding veg from our children when they’re 18 and getting ready to fend for themselves.’

Sarah also recommends that you allow children to help themselves to the vegetables: ‘You’d be surprised how many more they’re likely to eat when they’re in control.’

With dentists seeing an ‘epidemic’ of tooth decay among young children, teeth brushing has never been more important.

For many children though, brushing for the recommended two minutes is not something that they like to do and for some, just getting the brush in their mouth is a battle in itself.

For younger children making teeth brushing fun is helpful. A chart like the TotsUp magnetic tooth brushing chart can be a good incentive for brushing teeth for the correct length of time and using a song that lasts two minutes (see Hey Duggee for inspo) and using Alexa to set a timer are good ideas, along with brushing your teeth at the same time – whose teeth are more sparkly?

It’s good to take into consideration if your child is teething or losing teeth and make sure that they have a soft bristled brush – sometimes an electric toothbrush can be a game changer, so worth looking at investing in one.

For older children, you can buy plaque reveal tablets, which show them when there is still plaque on their teeth. This is usually enough incentive to get brushing – and the tablets turning their mouth blue can be pretty awesome to a child.

Getting their dentist to have a chat about why they need to brush, can help too.

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Always late for school? Never at an appointment on time? The biggest way to help minimise arguments with your children, is to be prepared in advance and give yourself plenty of time.

Make sure that you, and the children, are up early enough, but also have bags and lunches packed the night before and check that homework or anything else that the kids need the next day is good to go.

Set up a bag station by the door, with everything ready, so that it can be easily grabbed in the morning and have clothes set out ready.

Make sure your kids understand what is expected of them, having a schedule for them to follow if necessary or using a timer to countdown for younger children.

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