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Child DisciplineDiscipline teaches children which behaviors are acceptable and which are not in society. Positive discipline promotes self esteem, allowing children to take responsibility for their actions and to make good choices. They then learn to be accountable for their actions. Discipline and Punishment Punishment is a technique in which a parent instills fear in a child, lowering his self esteem. Hoping to get their children to behave a certain way, parents may use fear tactics by promising punishment to the child who does not comply with their demands. This tactic does not work because children feel bullied instead of nurtured and loved. Punishment does not teach them how to think for themselves and, therefore, they do not learn how to make good decisions. Discipline gives children a way to learn how to control their impulsive behavior in a positive way and offers them the opportunity to learn how their behavior affects others. This helps them make good decisions. Communication is the key to discipline. In a disciplined approach, parents will explain to the child what is expected and what will happen when unacceptable behavior happens. Also, children are allowed to communicate with their parents and explain why their behavior may be unacceptable and what other choices they could have made instead. This will promote positive self esteem in the child and give them the confidence to make better decisions in the future. Discipline and Respect If a parent shows a child respect, the child will learn to respect others. Showing a child that his feelings are important gives them the opportunity to express why they misbehaved in the first place and what should have been done instead. Children will then learn the skills necessary to make good choices and control their impulsive behaviors. An example of this would be a small child putting bubble bath in the fish tank. It’s clearly unacceptable behavior, but if a parent deal with this calmly and explains to the child why it is not acceptable to put bubble bath in the fish tank, the child will understand it. He should also be given the opportunity to explain why he thought putting bubble bath in the fish tank was okay. If you give him this opportunity you will be surprised to hear his answers the fish wanted a bath, and she thought the fish ill enjoy it etc.,. This communication shows respect for the child and, if a parent explains why this is unacceptable behavior and what the consequences of future behavior like this will be, the child will understand why his behavior was out of line. It shows respect for the child when a parent takes the time to explain things like this to him because parents sometimes forget that their children sometimes are not mature enough to know the difference between right and wrong. They do not have the life experiences that parents do. The child’s motives may be pure and they may not understand that they are misbehaving, so taking the time to explain good behavior to a child allows them to learn the qualities that their parents want them to grow up with. Positive discipline Discipline that is positive allows a child to learn from his mistakes and gives him the opportunity to learn about the consequences of his choices. In this way, responsibility is taught to the child and discussion channels are opened to allow communication between the child and his parents. Positive discipline promotes communication, giving the child the motivation and opportunity he needs to make better choices in the future and live a life with high self esteem. Parenting
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