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Do You Ground Your Kids to Their Room?
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on December 7, 2010
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My 9 year old lied to us last night and for a punishment, her daddy told her that she's grounded to her room with no tv for 2 days. I'm gonna back him up on what he to...
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- You are a softy. and 2 days is nothing. if this this is a repeated offense I'd prob have said a week. Lying is a serious offense in our house.
- I've done more for less.
- Personnaly, I never thought that sending a kid to their room (where their toys are) is much of a punishment at all. I would make her write something like "I will be h...
How Much Is Too Much Grounding/punishment!
Asked by C.V. from Los Angeles
on November 14, 2011
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My daughter seems to be grounded all the time and punished cause shes always acting bad/ not listening... but i was thinking is me punishing her too much making it wor...
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- We only have used grounding when it 'fit' the offense. In other words, if my child went down the street to a friends and didn't come home when he was supposed to. Or...
- Hi C., I found out about a program called Grooming the Next Generation when I had a friend, who had three children all under 5 all well-behaved! It’s a program tau...
- Good catch Denise....this is your girlfriend's daughter that is having a lot of trouble with your relationship and wants her mother's interaction. Grounding obviously...
Help! My Babysitter Got Grounded!
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on October 1, 2009
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My husband's birthday is next weekend. I had planned on taking him out to a local bar and meeting up with lots of family and friends. I lined up a sitter (my little co...
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- check out care.com its a great place to build a sitter list for emergencies!
- If you are just looking for an opinion, I don't think grouding should take away babysitting. It isn't as if she is going to have a party at your house, she will be wo...
- The ability to work and earn money is a privledge and something that most teens look forward to. If her behavior requires punishment her mother is well within her rig...
I Just Grounded him...now What?
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on June 24, 2011
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So, my six year old had asked if he could go out front and eat his Ice Cream he was having....I told him he could, only if he stayed away from the neighbor kids(they w...
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- You know you have overreacted to this situation. Sometimes grownups do that. I'd sit down with him and explain that you've thought about what happened and would like t...
- To be honest if he isn't able to play and do things in his room this punishment is actually pretty cruel. If he is able to keep occupied and not totally segregated it ...
- You kind of over-reacted and just arbitrarily kept taking away more and more and more making the punishment worse and worse and worse. What sort of message are you tr...
Food on the Ground! Ahhh
Asked by B.S. from San Diego
on October 16, 2007
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My daughter is almost 15 months old and we are continuing to have issues with her throwing her food on the ground. Sometimes she gobbles it up and other times, she'll ...
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- Dear B., Go on About.com/pediatrician and read all they have to say about people under two years old. Just remove her from the table when she starts throwing. I...
- Hi B., I have the same issue with my 14 month old. Some foods that she does not want, she chews a little bit and spits it out on the floor or smashes it in her hands ...
- I would try clearing her tray and removing her from the family dining area if she does that at this age. It's very common at age 1, when they are just learning to fee...
Grounding My Middle Schooler
Asked by L.H. from Cedar Rapids
on March 9, 2008
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Hi Ladies
I need a little advice from any moms who have a little insight on 12 year old Boys.
My son recently lied to me about his where abouts and who he was with. ...
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- Hello L., I agree with your punishment. Stick to it. I also think that you all need to sit him down and talk with him (not at him) to get to the bottom of the ...
- I have a 12 year old girl who did basically the same thing. She asked to go to a friend's house after school and then went to her friends and then to a boys house near...
- Grounded from the phone and computer AND from leaving the house for two weeks -- I'd call that a stiff penalty -- but whatever punishment you choose, you have to enfor...
Discipline..
Asked by N.E. from Honolulu
on October 14, 2008
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We are currently trying for #2 and wanted to know..how did you successfully manage to discipline (and keep it going) two kids?
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- Your daughter is pretty young to be so concerned about disapline. Shes not quite one,and Shes not yet able to grasp your purpose,for a time out. In her young mind,she...
- The key word is "guidance" - you MUST set up boundaries and consistently and without fail guide your children to stay within those boundaries. Many parents fail in th...
- The hardest thing for me to realize when I had my second was that he wasn't just like my first son. None of the techniques that worked with my oldest worked with my y...
Discipline
Asked by C.G. from Norfolk
on October 19, 2007
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i have a son that is 7 years old. since the school year started we have had discipline problems at home and at school. he is in the first grade. he had to repeat kinde...
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- If this is a totally new thing (like it sounds it is), there is something else going on and you need to figure out what it is. If you can't get him to talk about it, m...
- My kids are not that age yet but I have cared for many that were. My first thought was that maybe he is bored in first grade. Why was he held back in Kindergarten? ...
- I myself have a son who has had me wondering what happened to my sweet little boy. It has been a very difficult road but I have found that he responds best to positiv...
Should I Ground Her?
Asked by S.G. from Oklahoma City
on October 11, 2010
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My 7 year old daughter is CONSTANTLY asking to take a toy to school. Her teacher does not do show and tell, but according to my daughter she allows kids to bring ONE t...
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- She asked permission, and then took it out when you said no. She did the right thing. So, I don't think you should punish her.
- No. She didn't take it to school and she asked permission. What you've got to watch for is when she thinks it's easier to seek forgiveness after the fact than to see...
- It depends, has this or something similar happened before? If yes, then she should have consquences, maybe removal of one privelage, not total grounding. If no, then e...
Discipline
Asked by R.A. from Waterloo
on March 10, 2010
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How do I discipline a 10 year old girl with ADHD and a 7 year old boy with his dad's stubborness. Two completely different children, I don't know what to do anymore. ...
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- Ha, you have my children. It is such a struggle. My kids complained that I did not write the chores down for them. So I made a list. Then they didn't know the list...
- Try reading the book, Smart Discipline. You can probably check it out of the library. Using the Smart discipline system makes it much easier. In our home, we expec...
- Read Love and Logic. Google it. They've published numerous books on parenting that will really help you to get ahold of these behaviors and parent like you've got it a...
