Effective Child Discipline Methods and Techniques

Do you remember that smile and happiness on your face when you brought your little one from the hospital after their birth? Do you still feel the same? Well, you surely do!

But if the troubles of handling the growing tantrums of your child are overpowering your feelings of perceiving your child as an innocent baby, then you must understand that your child is still the same, but you need to learn the right ways to handle their emotions.

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Listed below are some child discipline methods that can help you teach the right kind of behaviour to your child – just the way you want!

Give clear directions When it comes to teaching your child the right behaviour, be as clear as possible. Act as a friend and let your child understand what is expected from him or her. Set precise directions and make sure your child follows them all the times.

It is important that you never give in to the undue requests of your child such as buying that latest toy that their friend has got from the market or sending them to a trip even though your pocket doesn’t permit. Be an understanding parent and tell your child the behaviour you expect from them.

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Calm yourself down Step away from a bad situation if your child is not at all willing to listen to your suggestions and is throwing temper tantrums. Calm yourself down a little and try to move away from a developing power struggle.

Take a break and stop talking to your child for a little while. Be neutral and avoid drama. This will help your child learn that they can’t really win by creating scenes and indulging into fights, thinking these tactics to be your weakness.

Try ‘the Point System’ You can even try the point system as an effective child discipline method. Give points to your child if he or she shows good behaviour and deduct points if they show bad http://www.motherszone.com/

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behaviour. You can then trade the collected points for rewards or can even link them with privileges like watching television for an extra fifteen minutes on weekends.

However, it is also important that your child understands why a certain sort of behaviour or reaction is good or bad, and your kid should do the right behaviour because it is ethical, and not just a way to collect points!

Praises can help too One of the methods of child discipline is to give your kid lots of appreciation and praises when they do something as per your advice or the set rules.

When your child’s good behaviour would not go unnoticed, they will feel all the more motivated to follow the rules of the house and be a good child – simply so that you can be proud of them! http://www.motherszone.com/

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Go for ‘Time Outs’ If nothing else works, you may even try time outs. If your child does something bad and does not change their behaviour after constant warnings too, then you may ask them to stay at a certain place for some time, and make it sure that nobody is allowed to talk to your little one during such a time.

The place, however, should be chosen carefully. It should not be too scary or dangerous and you should be able to keep an eye on your child to look at their activities.

This method should be tried with a child who is not too young to get frightened and who understands the purpose of time outs. When kids are made to stay away from their parents, they might not repeat the behaviour that lead to such a punishment. http://www.motherszone.com/

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