Child discipline can be easy for parents. The thing to remember is that your kids need good boundaries to start off with. Children need to know that there are certain rules to life. Remember, we are teaching our kids how to function in the adult world, and in the adult world we have certain boundaries. Here is an example:
If you speed in your car and get pulled over by an officer of the law, you will get a speeding ticket. That is the consequence for speeding. When you first get your driver’s Read more
It is possible to have fun parenting and I am going to give you seven special tips to help you have more fun as a parent:
Secret number one is to develop emotional mastery. That means being non-reactive to our children when they rub us up the wrong way. You see, when we are angry we cannot think clearly or see the situation clearly. We actually become irrational and start to make bad decisions and do things that we will later on regret. But once we master our emotions we will make great choices Read more
Being consistent is very important as a parent. What our kids need to know is what to expect if they present us with a certain kind of behaviour. Kids should know without a shadow of a doubt what our reaction will be, every time. Good parents will react in the same way to the same problem.
This helps our kids understand and in turn make an educated decision, perhaps about whether it is worth mucking up. For instance, if your child came home late from school and you grounded them for a week, they Read more
I want to discipline my child but I don’t know what works. This is the dilemma facing many parents nowadays. We really want to do the right thing by our children but there are so many different ways to impose discipline. So what really works the best?
There are many factors to take into account when you consider what discipline to hand out to your child. Firstly, the age of the child. For instance, grounding a seven year old child is inappropriate. They are too young for that kind of consequen Read more
Today I want to chat about helping boys to get homework done. Now before I have a barrage of people saying that I am biased in thinking boys need all the help, remember, I have three boys myself. I know that all boys aren’t the same. I also listen to what my customers ask to hear about, and this topic has come up more than once or twice so I thought it was time to write about it.
This is actually good because I have been going through some changes with my 14 year old son Sam. Last week we Read more
Child discipline is a hotly debated topic. Many parents struggle with knowing exactly how to discipline their child the best way. Allow me to share a few thoughts on the matter…
You have no right to discipline your child unless you have a relationship with them. So before you ever think about coming down on your child, make sure that your relationship is in good standing with them. This is crucial. You see, then you have the right to speak into their lives and they will listen.
You can do Read more
Well, I suppose many of you heard yesterday about my stubborn child and how he insisted that he wasn’t going to do his homework. I have some good news to report to you. Sam has changed his mind. You see, often when we talk to our kids about things they can say things that they don’t really mean and apparently this was one of these times.
Over the weekend I started dropping little hints that we would need to make some changes with the television so that everyone was happy: the kids th Read more
What do we do with a stubborn child? Well, I am about to find out this week. I received a school report for my 13 year old and for three of his five subjects his homework had been unsatisfactory…. GULP!
OK. So who is to blame, the child or the parent? Well I’m not about playing the blame game. I am about fixing things and providing solutions. I never make a big deal about school reports but obviously when a child gets three “unsatisfactory” comments, something needs to b Read more
Child discipline can be easy. The secret to child discipline is to be consistent in what you do. Nothing works unless you do it properly. It’s like if you are trying to grow a vegetable garden. There are instructions to follow.
First you need to look after the soil. Then you need to plant the right seeds. But if you left it at that you wouldn’t see the results. After you have planted the seeds you must water the garden regularly. Eventually, if you do not give up, you will reap a h Read more
