“How do I discipline my child?“ This is an age old question that many parents struggle with. We struggle with being too lenient and being too harsh. We all must find that medium so that we do not take one to the extreme.
There are many methods that you can use to discipline your child. One of the best methods to use that many children can learn from is the
time out. This is one thing that children known automatically - but you must ensure that you are doing it properly.
Many parents will threaten their children with a time out - but will not always follow through with it. The first step to disciplining with any child is to follow through with the punishment right away. Other wise they will not take you seriously and will never listen to you. The key is to give them one chance to stop. If they do not use that chance you immediately put them in time out.
The spot you use at your home during time out should stay the same while they are very young. My daughter is only 1 ½ and she knows what time out is. When she does not listen she is placed on her bed (without the pacifier) and with the door closed. She understands what this means and knows that she is not allowed out until she stops crying. After using this method a few times she would take advantage of that one chance that I would offer her and would stop what she was doing after the first time of telling her no.
It is important to show your child just how much you love them despite what they did was wrong. You never want them to doubt this. When you take them from time out let them know that you love them and give them a hug.
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