Discipline is something, we, parents, have to be consistent about as our kids grow up. It is not about punishing but more on teaching the kids the difference between right and wrong. Are you consistent with the techniques you use in disciplining your child?
I am guilty that I am not consistent in disciplining my son. I am a short tempered person and he is a very naughty kid. I get mad easily if he doesn’t follow the rules I set. I know it will go nowhere if I won’t be firm to my actions. He will just think that he can not obey because I can get away with it easily or he can whine so I’ll stop. My big problem is that I give up easily when he whines. He cannot whine or cry that long because our neighbors will complain. Oh God! Disciplining a mini me is very hard.
They say that the consistency is the most vital in terms of disciplining. May it be self-discipline or disciplining your kids. It’s hard especially if we are busy or tired but remember that it will only make our lives (as parents) miserable because we have to pay for it. They will no longer obey or pay attention to whatever we say.
It takes time for them to be fully disciplined. Why not put yourself in your child’s shoe and see what will be the effect of your actions to him/her. Never assume that they will learn to behave overnight. It is a process, not magic.
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I as a parent discipline my 4 year old usually with time outs. If he refuses to listen I will pull him by the ear and put him back on time out, if he still refuses to listen I take away one of his favorite toys, after that he will usually listen, but the most important thing to remember is consistency, if you threaten them with a punishment you have to follow through with it! I put him on timeout even in the grocery store, and if we are out example, playground, theme park whatever it is, if you threaten, ‘we will leave if you dont stop’ you have to follow through with it!
not just in discipline but in almost every aspect of parenting, consistency is the key 🙂
The key to disciplining is consistency, really. This proves to be true every single time I stray away as my son’s primary care-giver. A child will test your will and will stretch his way in whenever he can.
I admit to also being short-tempred at times, when it comes to my daughter. Discipline is really tough. But yes, consistency is the key.
My son is 5 years old now and I know that I was not good in disciplining him too. First borns are always stubborn:D I guess because I am a first born baby too:) there is no easy way on disciplining our kids, but the good thing is we learn to adapt to different situations and we can also learn from our kids. Naku, minsan nakikita ko sarili ko sa kanila at nakikita ko kung anong nagagawa kong kasalanan sa nanay ko dati:D