As we know raising a child is not an easy task. When we become parents we realize inculcating a sense of discipline in our kids needs a lot of hard work and maturity. As a parent we can not be lenient with our children all the time but that does not means that we need to be harsh or punish them. There are certain ways which can help parents to discipline their kids without fading the sweetness of their relationship.
These techniques are called Positive Discipline Techniques, which means we need to give more importance to their positive behavior than negative ones. These techniques could help them to be more aware about their actions and how it could affect them. It can teach them to control their emotions and generate a sense of worthiness of their actions turning them to be more social and disciplined.
So the techniques which every parents should follow-
1. It is always a behavior which is wrong not a person-
if your child harms other child by pulling or hitting then rather than saying “ you are a naughty kid” you should ask him/her to apologize for its behavior and promise not to repeat it as he/she is a good person.
2.Offer choices-
Giving choices to your young ones could give them a sense of ownership of their actions. For example, You want to read a book and then take a bath or take bath first then read book. This could also be done to introduce good eating habits like you can give choices between two green vegetables .
3.Learning from mistakes and facing consequences-
If your child has refused to listen you and still misbehaving you can make him/her face its consequences by talking away the privilege of him/her going out with friends or stopping them to watch their favorite tv shows .
4.Rewarding good behavior-
Reward them whenever they do something good, this can encourage your child to keep behaving in that manner. But parents must understand that there is a thin line between rewarding and bribing, bribing could make your child manipulative.
5. Teaching empathy-
Empathy helps children to understand the feelings of others too. For example, If your child snatches other kid’s toys or teases other kids then you must ask them to remember when something similar happened to him/her and how bad it felt.
6.Teaching social skill-
It is always parents responsibility to teach them how to behave in society. For example, Instead of just saying “Do not do this” you must tell them “what to do”.
7.Create a calm corner-
There should be a place where a child could vent out its emotions and can introspect its behavior whenever he/she has misbehaved or gone into a fight this will help him to calm down and realize its mistake.
Kids can be rigid and parents could find it difficult but they need to be determined and consistent, soon many good changes could be seen in their kids.
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