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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...
Books on Discipline
Asked by H.C. from Atlanta
on February 18, 2011
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Just wondering if anyone has any good books on how to positively discipline your child.
I was given "Positive Discipline" by Jane Nelsen & was wondering if there are ...
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- I'm not sure how old your daughter is but I really learned a lot from Love & Logic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years, by Jim and Charles...
- I'm a fan of Parenting with Love and Logic! Love it!
- There is a book that we used when I was teaching called "Discipline without Stress, Punishments, or Rewards" by Dr. Marvin Marshall. I have used a lot of those strat...
How to "Discipline"?
Asked by K.M. from Columbus
on March 19, 2007
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I have a wonderful 11-month-old daughter, who is, of course, into EVERYTHING right now! :-) She's crawling & cruising and has a great time trying to see what she can g...
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- You are right about how your handling your daughter. And yes, it's a guy thing -- and it doesn't get any better. The key, or "Secret" (now the keyword term of ...
- For the first 3-4 years (sometimes even longer!), the most effective type of parenting is GOYB parenting --> "get off your butt" and redirect your child respectfully, ...
- I think the two of you need to come together on this one. Your husband yelling "NO" from across the room is half effective and distracting is half effective. It is j...
Discipline
Asked by G.M. from Los Angeles
on July 6, 2009
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My 19 month old is training me. He doesn't want to stay in shopping cart anymore, he doesn't want to be in stroller, and he runs up and down aisles. I firmly tell h...
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- Obviously you've gotten a lot of advice already. I did start giving my son time-outs when he was that age (now 23 months) and it did work for me. He'd throw food and...
- sounds like he wants your attention- try taking him to playground before shopping, use a substitute word for NO, like, lets pick it up! and try feeding him in your lap...
- Hello G., my boy use to do the same to me, once I even had to take off my shoes because I had heels and I couldn't keep up with him. Another time my mom said she w...
Discipline for 5 Year Old...
Asked by A.R. from Columbus
on September 21, 2011
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are there any places in columbus to take my kid for discipline problems or manners? Ive tried everything and I am done..... If I could send her away I would. Shes de...
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- She very likely needs counseling if she is very aggressive. In the meantime, Dr Sears is an expert in this field and has excellent advice on disciplining children, as ...
- I mean his in an encouraging way: You probably have not tried everything long enough and in a good enough overall system for it to really work. You can stop any c...
- I would suggest the doctor to help find a counselor of some sort to assist you best of luck
Discipline Tactics - Positive or Negative
Asked by L.A. from Minneapolis
on April 14, 2010
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When you need to discipline your kids, are disciplines like timeout, take-away or even spanking the methods you use? Why or why not? How do you teach children t...
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- Time out and spanking never worked for us! I don't know what age group you might be referring to. Taking away privledges: computer, tv, video games, toys, outside pl...
- Hi L., I'm not a fan of spanking. It's not because research states that spanking results in increased violent tendencies in kids, but because there are other effec...
- I think there is a time and place for spanking, but rarely and only for very serious offenses. I used to teach a course to the staff at the daycare center I worked fo...
Discipline Problems in Preschool Environment
Asked by D.H. from Auburn
on April 14, 2008
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We are having discipline problems with my 3 1/2 year old in preschool. He is expressing anger, hitting, and using bad language at preschool only. It is only in
this ...
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- From and educators point of view, What is happening at daycare??? Often times if the consequences of the child behavior are not followed through at school or daycare ...
- I would check some other daycare situations. He might do better in a home daycare. Something at that daycare is setting him off.
- Your son wants attention, but he's going about the wrong way. Don't just take from him, but reward him on good days. You may need to plan "surprise visits" to the pre-...
Need Recommendations for Books About Discipline
Asked by S.H. from Louisville
on December 20, 2011
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My 10 month old son is into everything! I know this is a good age to start teaching the meaning of the word "No," but I don't really know the best way to go about disc...
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- Please read The Happiest Toddler on the Block, I used it as my guide for child number three and had a pain free toddler hood!
- With my 11-month-old, I reserve the word "no" for emergencies. If I say it for everything, the word will lose its meaning. Honestly, for babies this age, the best d...
- I agree with the previous response about Dr. Sears -- he is wonderful about this kind of stuff and you don't need to buy a book, it is online. But, as far as books ...
Any Good Toddler Discipline Books?
Asked by K.B. from San Diego
on November 23, 2008
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Hey ladies. Well, I come to you again for wonderful guidance. I have a 23 month old little boy who thinks he is already in charge and figured out the world. He is g...
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- I read Magic 1-2-3 and I really like it, it has work wonders with my sutbborn - I know-it-all 3 year old princess. Good luck and just stick to a plan, be consistent!
- HI K., Yep, you're right in "the zone". I think you are right on track to find an approach that allows you to guide and help your child become an independent kid w...
- Katrina, Your description of your son is the definition of a toddler. He is normal and sounds like a perfect two year old. Being consistent and keeping him safe is t...
Discipline for 18Mo. Old?
Asked by D.S. from New York
on April 5, 2009
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Hey moms - HELP!!! My incredibly smart 18 mo. has been a terror the last 4 weeks. This was a sudden-turn-on-a-dime thing. She was so happy and then all of a sudden ...
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- I am going through the same thing! All of a sudden my daughter is doing the same things!! I was just trying to get my finger in her mouth last night to see if she was ...
- Hey D.- She is going through a new growth/developmental stage. the tantrums are behavior you don't like and she probably doesn't either. She is frustrated about need...
- Dear D., My first question is, has your daughter had any changes in her routine lately? A new sibling? A new caregiver? Any kind of change in schedule? When my son ...
