Hi JeanineF, welcome.
I'm not sure what age you're wanting to know *about*, exactly.
With toddlers, for instance, you often combine step 1 and step 4--tell them AS you're physically redirecting them away from things. So, "Feet on the floor" WHILE you are moving the child off the table and on to the floor, that kind of thing.
And yes, as they mature, they (mostly, if you're consistent) listen faster. I will say that depends on getting their attention *out* of the book they're reading first, though.
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