| Child discipline can be made easy when we do it the | | | | the boundaries were. Next time that child comes back |
| right way. Can we train a child to do the right thing? I'm | | | | to my house I am sure she will eat her crusts, either |
| sure many of you have heard of the bible verse that | | | | that or not bother taking four sandwiches. Can you |
| tells us to do just that. I guess the issue here is that | | | | see, parents, how we discipline our child impacts on |
| kids learn what they live with. So if we want to have a | | | | them more than we can ever imagine? I'm not wanting |
| good impact on our children we need to be careful | | | | to discourage anyone; I want to give you hope that |
| what we say and do. It's as simple as that. | | | | you can start to make changes in the way you |
| Kids can see through hypocrisy and they aren't stupid. | | | | discipline, little by little. And your kids will pick up on |
| Parents have a huge role to play in the raising of their | | | | these changes. |
| kids. It's scary really, because we have that huge | | | | Four and a half years ago I had a change in my life. I |
| responsibility and if we fail our kids we fail a whole | | | | separated from my husband. Many things changed in |
| generation. But there is good news. It's never too late | | | | my life, things relating to the way I raised our children. I |
| to change things... How do you act in the car when you | | | | started to require of my kids some different things and |
| have to stop at a traffic light? Do you get impatient? | | | | it wasn't easy. But I persevered and now my kids |
| Your kids are watching you. Whatever they see you | | | | know that there are "mum's rules" and "dad's rules". |
| do, they will repeat. It is quite sad for the children | | | | That's just the way it is now. And that's OK. Kids are |
| sometimes. | | | | resilient and adapt well to change if you give them a |
| I had a girl at my house today for afternoon tea. I | | | | chance. |
| made Nutella sandwiches for a group of girls and one | | | | If you need to change something major in the way |
| of them chewed the sandwich part and left all of her | | | | you deal with your kids, first sit down and talk to them. |
| crusts. I couldn't believe it - the girl was 11 years old. I | | | | Tell them what you are going to do. Be fair. Give them |
| said to her, "are you allowed to do that at your | | | | some warning, rather than just bombard them with big |
| house?" She said "yes, mum usually lets me leave the | | | | changes. Allow me to challenge every parent today to |
| crusts". I replied to her, "well, I paid for this food and at | | | | find just one thing. One thing to work on and change |
| my house you need to eat what you take". I | | | | for the better. One thing that you know isn't the best |
| negotiated with the girl that she would eat two crusts | | | | example you could give to your kids. One thing you |
| and put the two other in the rubbish bin. | | | | can do differently that will impact your children and |
| I couldn't blame the girl; her parents had let her away | | | | possibly their children as well. Train up a child in the |
| with this. But I had several girls in my house that | | | | way they should go and when they are old they will |
| afternoon and I wanted to let these girls know what | | | | not depart from it. And that's my take on child discipline. |