How to Guide to Single Parenting Discipline
Single parenting can be a challenging experience especially when it comes to discipline. Sorting out priorities, simplifying life as a parent and keeping things in perspective can help when it comes to positive discipline. Preventing problems and using consequences the child can understand are effective tools.
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Staying Organized
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Get organized. Staying organized frees up some time for parents to effectively discipline their children. This requires sorting through priorities. Start by making a list of what you value the most in life, such as children, career and friends.
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Make daily list by prioritizing each day's task. Start with the most important first and cross of items as you complete them. Do small tasks as they come up, so they aren't piled on to the list.
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Keep routine charts. Routine charts help children learn about responsibility and keep up with what is happening each day and for what tasks they are responsible.
Preventing Problems
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Get to know your child. If the child is misbehaving, determine the reasons by observation and questions.
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Listen to your child. Understand the child's beliefs and feelings.
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Ask questions to determine why the child is misbehaving. Consider what changes have occurred in the household that might have prompted the behavior.
Consequences the Child Can Understand
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Decide on a consequence for misbehavior and follow through. Consequences should be related to the behavior.
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Keep a behavior journal. In it write which consequences worked and which didn't.
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Hold the child accountable. Make sure the child understands the consequences and that there is a follow-through.
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