Things You'll Need:
- Patience
- Time
- Consistency
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Step 1
Ignore bad behaviors unless there is a safety risk to your child or someone else.
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Step 2
Praise, praise, and praise some more. Children love to have praise. Since you're ignoring bad behaviors be sure to say nice things about your child when they are doing having good behavior.
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Step 3
Give the child choices. You can say, "You can come over and sit down or I can help you come and sit down".
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Step 4
Make everything fun. If it's bedtime, you can give your child a choice of walking to bed like a robot or a hopping like a bunny.
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Step 5
Give transition warnings. If it's time to clean up in 10 minutes, give the child a warning a minute or two before you have to clean up.
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Step 6
You can make a behavior chart and when things go okay for a certain amount of time (a week is best) you can reward them with a fun trip somewhere fun. If you don't have much money, you can always do something simple like a bike ride or a picnic in the park.
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Step 7
If discipline is necessary, give a time-out with the child for four minutes. During time-out don't speak to the child. The child must just sit or stand in the spot you choose and do nothing except for think quietly.
Comments
mcguire5 said
on 2/9/2009 This is cute! I'll have to try these out!
kongluirong said
on 12/16/2008 I agree with ashiflett, more parents need to take up positive discipline. Great advice.
miasavc said
on 12/16/2008 Positive discipline produces kids with positive values. As parents, we have to be consistent in giving this kind of discipline to our children.
ashiflett said
on 12/7/2008 Excellent information! More parents need to read this. Thanks!