I was asked to write a series of How To... articles recently. The idea is that the company gives me a title and I write an article for them. I had 3 articles to complete this week. The first two were no problem but the final one took a lot more though for me. You see the title was HOW TO DISCIPINE CHILDREN. I have to admit this is not an article title I wouyld ever have chosen myself but that's what it was and I needed to write an article.
After several false starts I eventually wrote, what I conscider to be a great article. Today I want to share a brief outline of "My style of discipline for children."
- Only you know what works in your family and what's important to you.
- Decide what is important and make them ground rules
- Let your children know what the ground rules are. Be clear about what you want
- Be flexible (OCCASSIONALLY the ground rules can bend)
- Be fair
- Praise your child
- Lead by example (be a great role model)
- Make time for fun
- Make time to really listen
- Look at your own behaviour first. Is your child reacting to your behaviour?
- Do they need something? Food, drink, a hug, sleep...
- Tell them what you want and keep repeating/reminding.
- Find out why? Sometimes your child will simply find what they are doing fun. If it's not okay with you explain why.
- Say thank you for the behaviour you want
- No means No. If you say no, then mean it and stick to it.
- Time out. Time away from what they want to do in a safe place next to you, to calm down.
- Reminder of what you want
- ALWAYS treat your child with LOVE, KINDNESS and RESPECT
I really hope you enjoy today's post. As always please feel free to contact me on wendy@loaliving.com
Happy parenting
Wendy
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You're so right Ruth. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. Have a fantastic week ahead.
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