| Disciplining children is a very challenging process. | | | | wrong with your kids, plan what you want your child to |
| Normally you feel the urge and temptation to yell at | | | | learn. |
| your children when they are not behaving, this usually | | | | (2) You have to know your child, take into account his |
| happens when you have reached a certain limit. After | | | | her age, character temperament and personality. Take |
| that whatever happens can be a very damaging | | | | also into account the gender; you cannot manipulate |
| action for you and your kids. It is truly overwhelming, in | | | | males the same way you do females. |
| particular when they ignore you on or so you think. | | | | (3) Coordinate unacceptable behavior with a proper |
| Here I give you a few tips that will teach you how to | | | | punishment. It is not fair for you to take away his/her |
| discipline your children successfully with positive short | | | | cell phone or TV if he or she forgot to take out the |
| and long term behavior productivity. | | | | trash. |
| I am a father myself and have been dealing with my | | | | (4) Talk to your child, if you have not figure it out by |
| children for more than 7 years, so I figure it would be a | | | | now: communication is the key to this whole ordeal. |
| good idea to share my knowledge on how to treat | | | | You will be able to understand them better. |
| and discipline kids the right way. My wife for instance, | | | | (5) Reward good behavior. Essentially you have to |
| she used to always yell at them when they did not do | | | | reward you child if he is behaving well. Trust me, if |
| things and essentially acted like kids. It is very | | | | they are getting a benefit from behaving well they will |
| distracting in your house when there is yelling and | | | | keep doing it over and over again. |
| fighting and even more annoying when one is trying to | | | | (6) Do not lose your cool over every infraction, big or |
| work, read or practically perform any other thing that | | | | small. You have to learn to tolerate some of the kids' |
| requires silence and concentration. The difference | | | | bad behavior or bad tendencies. |
| between my wife and I is that she yelled and them | | | | (7) Again, you have to keep the communication |
| while I did not, but oddly enough they listened to me | | | | between you and your children open. Talk to them and |
| more than her. You may ask yourself, why? was it | | | | ask them why they broke the rule. |
| fear because I am the father? Perhaps! But I have | | | | (8) If you have children of different ages and |
| never threatened my children so I did not instigate this | | | | personality which you will most likely do. Do not |
| fear in the first place; I talked to them clearly and | | | | discriminate one from the other. |
| respectfully in a serious voice and that the reason why | | | | (9) If the plans and techniques are not working, do not |
| they listened. I respected them. | | | | give up under any circumstances. Refine them. |
| Simple Steps to follow. | | | | (10) Respect your child. |
| (1) Stop yelling at them. Think and analyze what is | | | | |