| What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? | |
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+4RobbieFTW Supernova TPP Marc™ 8 posters |
What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? | Praise | | 50% | [ 1 ] | Time Out | | 0% | [ 0 ] | Loss of Privileges | | 50% | [ 1 ] | Physical Discipline | | 0% | [ 0 ] |
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Marc™ …is a Chamber DEITY.
Join date : 2010-01-30 Location : Michigan Posts : 12006 Rep : 212
| Subject: What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:58 pm | |
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Rather than completely relying on punitive forms of discipline when raising children, you should focus most of your disciplinary attention on praising good behavior. Children respond much better to positive reinforcement than to punishment.
Time Out A time out is a good form of discipline for misbehavior in younger children. Removing the child from the situation and giving him the chance to calm down creates a clean slate from which to continue the day. It also helps decrease misbehavior for the purpose of getting attention. When putting a child in time out, you should briefly state why the time out is happening and then not talk to him during the time out. At the end of the time out, you should remind him of the misbehavior, request an apology, end with a hug and not discuss the incident further. Loss of Privileges With older children, loss of privileges is an effective form of discipline. If possible, the privileges that are lost should be related to the form of the misbehavior. For example, staying out past the agreed upon curfew can result in an earlier curfew for a week, or not turning off the television when asked can result in loss of TV privileges for the rest of the day. Physical Discipline Physical discipline, also known as corporal punishment, is a hot topic in parenting debates, mostly because it can be misused, resulting in child abuse. When used appropriately in moderation, physical discipline, such as spankings or slapping the hand, can be very effective. The best situations for physical discipline are ones in which the child is grossly misbehaving, often in a way that puts her or others in immediate and serious danger. For example, if a child throws a large and hard toy near her siblings, an immediate slap on the hand will provide feedback that the behavior is unacceptable. | |
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TPP …is a Power Member.
Join date : 2010-12-22 Posts : 1497 Rep : 69
| Subject: Re: What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:12 pm | |
| A combination of the top three, lots of number one, a rare time out in children under 5, and after age five number three replaces number two. | |
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Supernova The Book Chamber
Join date : 2010-06-22 Posts : 11954 Rep : 182
| Subject: Re: What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:40 pm | |
| There's really no one great way to go about it, all kids are different, we were spanked and stood in the corner and both worked, looking back now though I would've rather taken a spanking than having to stand in the corner. We were pretty quick to get the message, you do something wrong, you're punished, you don't do it again. | |
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RobbieFTW …is Being Fitted For a Crown.
Join date : 2010-01-31 Location : Dearborn Posts : 4152 Rep : 145
| Subject: Re: What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:53 pm | |
| Depends on the personality of the kid and the severity of the eff up. If they can be reasoned with and show remorse for their eff up then do that. If the eff up was OTT and they were or still are being a little shit, the pop them. If taking away privileges works then do that. All depends on the sit. and the kid. But i gotta say i think "time out" is a joke after 4 years old. | |
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Chris Chamber Admin.
Join date : 2010-01-30 Location : Oak Park, Michigan Posts : 23201 Rep : 330
| Subject: Re: What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:12 am | |
| I agree with Robbie. I don't think that there is a universal method that works on all kids. | |
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Forgiveness Man …is a Chamber Royal.
Join date : 2010-06-25 Location : Chilling on your sofa Posts : 6657 Rep : 153
| Subject: Re: What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:20 pm | |
| I agree it varies. It depends on the kids' age and personality. What works for one might enable another. | |
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(Oh!) Rob Petrie …is a Power Member.
Join date : 2011-01-30 Location : Boston Posts : 1677 Rep : 62
| Subject: Re: What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:28 pm | |
| Beat 'em with a flail. | |
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2xy …is an Up 'N Comer.
Join date : 2011-03-03 Location : Providence, RI Posts : 289 Rep : 22
| Subject: Re: What's the Best Form of Child Discipline? Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:56 pm | |
| "Discipline" comes from the word discipulus/discipula, which means "student" in Latin. Thus, to discipline means to teach.
What's described in the OP is punishment. Punishment may be useful for teaching, but I don't believe it's always necessary. I think if you do a good job with your kids, and/or are lucky, punishment shouldn't be something frequently needed.
I think the best form of discipline (teaching) is modeling good behavior in front of your children. Lead by example. Do as you say. Treat them with the same level of respect you expect from them. | |
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