Child Discipline

Improve Your Family Sanity!

It’s a commonly held belief that child discipline is something that happens when a parent is fed up and can’t take anymore of whatever it is that their child is doing.

It’s that loud, angry and often painful response that results in a crying or cowering child and a parent who feels guilty and wrung out.

Even if this isn’t how you personally use child discipline, if never hurts to learn a little about why children behave the way they do and how our own behavior has an enormous impact on our children.

What is Discipline?

It comes from the same root word as disciple. If you think of child discipline as something based on learning, being taught, or receiving guidance then you can see that it is a shared thing between you and your child.

It needs to be used all the time in a consistent manner and not just as a release valve for your own anger.

It may seem perfectly obvious to us that running straight into a friend’s house, tearing down the hallway sending rugs and pets flying, and then jumping up and down on their fantastic spongy lounge, is not an acceptable way to behave.

It isn’t obvious to kids.

Children need to be shown how to control themselves. They need to be shown what the responsible behavior is. It doesn’t come instinctively.

Consistent boundaries and positive discipline gives children the skills to fit in with society. They feel contented, happy and secure.

A great side effect of this is that it also results in a less stressed parent.

Child Behavior

They keep whining, kicking the ball inside, hitting their little sister, or throwing themselves on the floor screaming at the top of their lungs.

It’s easy to get the feeling that children control your life. You need a new perspective.

Here is an overview of what drives child behavior.

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Child Discipline and What to Do

• Be clear about what you expect.
• Plan ahead to avoid unnecessary conflict.
• Set rules.
• Follow through.
• Don’t jump on every little thing.

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