Grounding: Older Child
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What Do You Do for Punishment?
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on March 1, 2011
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Hi,
I have 3 kids, aged almost 6, 4 and 2. The older two are boys with the almost 6 year old in 1/2 day Kindergarten. I'm going to start this by saying I have gre...
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- I think you did the right thing-I think you handled it well-you were crystal clear about where you stand on spitting-and you are lucky to have a united front with your...
- We follow logical consequences when punishing our kids (7 & 9). For example; our 9 yo is allowed to play out front by himself. Yesterday he knocked on friends door...
- We've done grounding, fines (basically making them hand back their allowance), taking away the cords and essentials but not the console of a video game, taking toys/ga...
Proper Punishment
Asked by A.R. from Columbus
on April 5, 2007
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My 9- and 7-year old sons broke an expensive glass candle holder of mine...one on display in a room where they have been told REPEATEDLY not to play. I was in the sho...
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- Hi, I wouldn't be too harsh on them. If they had lied about it, that's a different story, but I have to say, you have done an amazing job raising your kids! The f...
- Hi A., It sounds like you are doing a super job with your boys to have them come and immediately admit what they did. My adivise is have them work off the value of...
- As I read the other postings... I agree in that the boys should be recognized for their honesty but, also made to earn the money to replace it. Extra chores are good ...
Appropriate Punishment?
Asked by L.T. from Cincinnati
on September 9, 2011
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While I was at work tonight and my hubby was home with my kids, my boys took off. They had been playing outside in the yard, but then hubby didn't see them and began ...
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- How close is the neighbor? I would ask the neighbor to keep an eye on the boys and simply take off (both you and hubby) on them be gone an hour to hour and a half and...
- Wow. So glad your boys are safe and at home now. I can imagine that you have mixed feelings about being so grateful that they are safe and being very pissed off that t...
- I think they might have learned their lesson. Tell them next time to make sure that dad hears them, and that they are not allowed to take a walk like that again until...
10 Year Old Defiant Son
Asked by J.F. from Minneapolis
on January 10, 2008
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I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son is not at all respectful of my discipling him, he doesn't care what I threaten him with...
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- maybe he just wants more attention from you- sounds a lot like my 8 year old son- the other thing a lot of us moms just threaten and we don't follow thru so that's a l...
- Sounds like you are dealing with ODD-Oppossitional Defiant Disorder and possibly ADHD-Attetion Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I strongly suggest you get your son help...
- I am a 52y/o mom of 8 from ages 16-31, 4 of them adopted from Russia. 5 girls 3 boys. The first thing I see is that you are threatening him. Get parenting with love...
7 Year Old Discipline
Asked by J.S. from Austin
on August 10, 2009
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My 7 year old girl will not do her chores. I have a list of chores on the refrigerator and she knows she is suppose to do those chores everyday, the same time everyda...
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- Wow, okay, with all due respect to some of the responders, 7 is very, very young to expect to just give her a job and leave her to it. Developmentally that is just to...
- J., I also have a 7 yr old and 9yr old. The personality of both of these girls is totally different. My oldest is a pleaser she will do whatever she needs to do to ma...
- When I feel like I'm doing all the work with my kids, I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I'm there to teach and not control. Truly give the responsibility back t...
Moody 8 Year Old
Asked by S.M. from St. Louis
on April 14, 2008
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I have a second grader that has been real emotional and moody. He runs out of the room whenever he gets the least bit aggravated. I notice he loves to act like the vi...
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- I have taught for the last 10yrs. and although I have not been blessed with my own children yet - I have seen this with MANY 8 yr olds!! Boys and girls alike... I do...
- What is happening at school? Does he stand up for himself? Is there a person that might be a bully? (Yes in the 2nd grade) Is he having a growing spurt? or Not eating ...
- I have an 8 yr old second grader who is justthe same. To my knowledge it is normal. I dont cater to the behavior... I just let him know that it is ok to be mad and he ...
Carrying over Punishment???? Yes or No?
Asked by D.H. from Rochester
on December 3, 2007
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My daughter who is 7, disobeyed me when I clearly stated: turn off the TV and clean up. My punishment was a 5 min time out. My husband believes in no TV or computer ...
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- Immediate punishment is the best becuase children (even seven year olds), associate the punishment with the previous deed. if you give her a punishment 20 minutes lat...
- well, 1st of all, they say that for time-outs you should have 1 min per year the child is of age. and the older that they are, the more you can add minutes to the yea...
- my husband and i dont agree on punishment either. im a stay at home mom,so my kids tend to ask me if they can have or do things. when it comes time for discipline i ...
Grounding from Sports?!?!?! YES or NO?
Asked by S.S. from Santa Barbara
on March 11, 2010
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Hi mamas,
I need some help. My son just got his 4th detention in 7 days of school. I'm fed up. (He's 11 and in the 5th grade.) The detentions are all for screwing...
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- I know you did an update but I just wanted to say I agree with this post: It's even more discouraging to read your side comment that it's funny that a teacher shoul...
- I say it should depend on how he is doing in school grade wise. Is he getting good grades? Acceptable for you? If so, I say you should allow the detentions to be punis...
- We had a similar situation with our 10 year old son. His normal behavior was being replaced by someone who refused to listen to his teacher and was constantly talking...
How to Deal with an Out of Control 7 Year Old?
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on May 25, 2011
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I have been having issues with my 7 year old daughter being disrespectful, honest & kind. She has always been a good kid up until about 3 months ago. We did have anoth...
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- Maybe she is truly jealous. We had this problem with my stepdaughter who was 10 when our son together was born. She is better once he was born but every once in awhi...
- Positive discipline is a loving way to help children regulate their behavior. Check out Love & Logic, which is based in Colorado. They have a website with lots of reso...
- I have a 7-year-old and have never experienced this type of behavior with her. I also have a 4-year-old and no other kids. I don't really have any advice for you bec...
Punishment... I Think I Messed Up....
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on April 29, 2011
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My 5 year old was caught swiping Easter candy, hiding the wrappers, and then she LIED about it.... so she's grounded this weekend. No TV, no friends, no fun. My 7 year...
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- When I want to minimally punish my daughter - it's no TV for 2 days. When I want to REALLY punish her, it's no computer. She only gets computer time on the weekends ...
- Maybe you could give them a choice... they can enjoy 1/2 of the party (let them sit in their rooms for the first half) if they want to be grounded an extra week... OR ...
- I would give them a reprieve for the 2 hours of the party, then right back to being grounded.
