what do you do to discipline your child?

Answer 1

smack her on the nose with a rolled up newspaper; she is normally good though.

Answer 2

Depends on his crime...so to speak. I do everything from time out for simple things, I take away his T.V. time next, he only allowed to watch a hour and a half anyway during the week. And if he was disrespectful, rude, or has done something that requires me to get his attention, and let him know he has made a serious mistake, I take off my belt and spank him. I also choose to do this in public. I get so sick of kids acting up in stores, and in public, maybe if they see that not every parent is fearful of Child and Family services showing up at there house, they will start to use it to correct their child's behavior also. Sure some people look at me, often though when you look back at their faces, you can tell that they wish they and more people had the nerve to do it also. My grandmother does not approve of it, but on the other hand she did raise me and my brothers, I know what can happen if I take a moment and relax on disciplining my child. I know the lack for authority that I myself had. I know the problems it caused for me, and my both of my brothers were even worse, and their led to many legal troubles, in and out of juvenile, and jail and prison, not all I can say was a lack of discipline, but I know that I will not take the same chance with my own children.

Answer 3

It depends on the age of the child. I discipline my 15 year old by grounding him and taking away his x box, playstation, ipod etc. My 10 year old goes to bed early if he misbehaves and my 4 yr old will have a time out in her room (only 1 minute for every year, so 4 minutes).

The biggest thing I do with all of them is keep to the punishments. If I didnt and let the eldest go out or play on his computer, or I dont actually make my 1 yr old go to bed early even though I said i would etc, I teach them nothing apart from they will get a telling off and then nothing else will happen.

Consistency is the key to discipline!!

Answer 4

KT Jane: I do not believe in hitting children so I had to get a little creative to teach my daughter some lessons. I simply applied the "logical consequences" to her upbringing. Example, even when she was small ,like 3 years old. I would go in her room and take whatever clothes were in the hamper and wash them. I din't pick the junk up off the floor and I didn't look under the bed. I washed what was in the hamper - folded them and put them away. Well, kids being kids sooner or later she was out of clothes as she wouldn't put them in the hamper but just throw them on the floor. When she would complain about no clean clothes I would point out that I had washed all the clothes that were in the hamper and I just didn't know what her problem could be-- I would smile and go back to what I was doing. She would go fill the hamper!! I never nagged, I never ragged I just matter of factly pointed out what it was she needed to do to get what she wanted. When she pitched a fit - screaming and the like. I would tell her "I don't talk to people unless they are calm and using their words"-- it is funny how quickly she learned that Mom wasn't going to deal with a screaming kid. I didn't get mad I just walked away. To this day she has thanked me over and over and she tells me that she now knows how much work I put into raising her. (Her dad left when she was 8) I chose a life of celibacy because a friends daughter had been molested by one of her mother's boyfriends. I have done everything to put my daughter first and I have never regretted it. By the time she was in high school we had such a great relationship that I didnt have to worry about her doing drugs, drinking or sex. She knew who she was and she was proud to be able to think for herself. I am so proud of my daughter. If someone had loved me like I love her I think I could have been set this world on its ear!!

Answer 5

I use talk first, then second warning, then the corner, then squats, then privileges, then grounding. and grounding means doing nothing no toys no phone no T.V. No music no Playing out side. They go to school do home work and and look at the wall. and write a 500 word essay about what it is they did wrong, why it was wrong, how their behavior affects others, and how they are going to keep from doing it again. They have to do this every day of grounding.

If it come to the day these things don't work then my kid will probably go to military school. lol

Answer 6

I have always had my kids stand in the corner for their punishment. Well, obviously this worked when they were younger and they hated it so much! So much so, they would beg me to spank them :~O

Now that they're older, I take away privileges (computer time, video games, cd players, cellphones etc.)

The meanest form of discipline I've ever had to do, was when my son was about four, he would refuse to pick his toys up and I would get a big garbage bag or two or three and put all his toys in them. He wouldn't get them back, be able to play with anything then until he agreed to take everything out of the bags and put things where they belonged.

Answer 7

if you want to promote a military zone in your household, then use discipline. talk to your children and treat them with respect and dignity. help them make the right decisions on their own because you know what? they're going to be making decisions on their own that you're not going to like regardless if you use a form of discipline or not. trust that they'll make the right ones. if you hide things from your children they'll hide things from you. you, after all, are their role models.

Answer 8

We have a thinking step in our house. The second stair up! Whenever any of my kids start, they get warned with the thinking step. Carry on and they have to go sit on it for one minute for each year of their age. Then we go talk to them and ask if they know why they had to sit there. Explain why the behaviour isn't wanted then a kiss and a hug. It really does work. It kind of gives you both a bit of calm down time!Mine only have to be threatened with the thinking step and thats enough to stop the tantrums. Make sure you explain why they are sat there though. Good luck!

Answer 9

All of this light and fluffy "punishment" like making the kid take a "time out" or taking away their x-box is ridiculous and ineffective. Kids nowadays can get away with anything because if the parent lays a finger on them, it's "child abuse". I got a belt to my rear end whenever I stepped out of line and it should be the same thing today.

Answer 10

I believe in allowing them to learn the natural consequences of their actions. If they break a window, they work to pay it off kinda thing. It helps them learn to be responsible and accountable for their own actions, instead of just doing what they're told to avoid punishment. Avoiding punishment, they won't learn anything. Owning up to the consequences of their actions, those are lessons for a better life....

Trying to learn "love and logic" techniques to do this at present. It's a really awesome program, I highly recommend.

Answer 11

my 4 year old son gets set to sit on the 'naughty stair' if he keeps misbehaving. (he does get a verbal warning first, unless he's done something really bad ) after i've explained to him exactly why he's been naughty, he's told to sit there for 5 mins, and think about what he's done wrong. when the time is up, i go to him, and ask for an apology. if he won't give one, then i leave him to stew for another couple of minutes. it's always worked fine for me - and usually just the threat of the naughty stairs is enough to make him re-think his behaviour.