All Entries in the "Discipline" Category

Teach Your Kids About Self Control – It Could Improve School Performances

Parents who are able to instill in their children qualities of self control are probably enabling them to deal with violence and bullying from others as well as helping them improve their school performance.
According to a study, which put kids through a three month mentoring program, it was observed that those children who were trained [...]

Studies Show Setting Limits Good For Children

For all the parents who are wondering if and what many boundaries they should be setting their teens and tweens, there is news: according to USA Today, parents who set boundaries can make a “huge difference”.  Research has made the following findings:

Those teens whose parents enforced a 10 o clock or earlier bedtime, were better [...]

Is Spanking Ever Ok?

For many the answer to that would be an unequivocal No, because we all know that there are many, many downsides to hitting children, it can be counter-productive and can lead to all sorts of problems for the child later.
Yet we have an entire generation of parents preceding the current one [...]

Is Your Child Spoiled Or Simply Has Real Problems?

Everyone knows that children can be handful and some more than others. But is it only a natural stage of childhood development?
Could there possibly be something else, something psychological, that is making a child act out?
First, try and figure out if the child is spoiled. Does the child always get their way? [...]

Give Them What They Want Or Encourage Them To Deserve It

Child rearing is one of the most worthwhile and rewarding thing for parents.
But there are instances that parenting may go wrong and end up as a failure caused by a lot of factors involved.
As children grow, it is important for parents to take careful actions in dealing with them.
Back in [...]

Teaching Your Child Organizational Skills Needed For Life

There are many things you can do to teach your child organizational skills .
One way to help your child stay organized is to have a specific place for everything in their room.
As a parent you can help by staying organized too. Your child will look up to you, to learn.
What they see [...]

It Is Never Too Soon To Teach Boys Respect For Women

It has been seen that crime among adults often has its roots in a criminal’s childhood or adolescence.
A child who grows up in a dysfunctional or violent home is much more likely to have a skewed perception of what is considered ‘normal’ behavior. [child behavior]
Set a Role Model
It’s a case [...]

How Fathers Can Become Better Disciplinarians?

The idea of being a strict disciplinarian is fraught with problems.
The idea that harshness equals discipline is being disproved again and again.
In fact, studies have shown that the authoritarian approach to childrearing results in children who are withdrawn, lack spontaneity, and have fewer signs of having a conscience.
This is not to [...]

How To Handle A Child Who Argues With You?

In an earlier time, it was believed that children were to be seen and not heard.
If you find yourself in the unenviable position of having your child argue with you, you may find yourself experiencing a bit of nostalgia for those days.
You need to meet three criteria if you are going to [...]

Don’t Make Me Count To 3

Have you ever threatened your child with some dire consequence if you had to count to 3? You probably have, since most parents have.
Believe it or not, when done properly, counting can be an effective tool in the discipline arsenal.
But there are some things you must keep in mind.
First, never [...]