How to Address Stealing Little fingers tend to be sticky, allowing foreign objects to mysteriously find their way into little pockets. Before lamenting that you are harboring a little thief in your house, take a moment to understand why stealing is a common issue and how to handle this problem. 1. Understand Why Kids Steal […]
How to Teach a Child to Behave What is the best way to discipline a 14-month-old? I try redirecting behavior with our son, but it usually doesn’t work. Knowing Your Child Since the word “discipline” means “to teach”, it helps to see discipline strategies in the context of teaching. Disciplining can feel like a full-time […]
Avoid Dramatic Displays of Supermarket Discipline You have to be adventurous to take a toddler grocery shopping, but sometimes you have no choice. One young mother takes her three-year-old and one-year-old most of the time. She says she thinks of it as a “sport.” To expect a curious two-year-old to be a model of obedience in […]
The Results of Positive Discipline Positive discipline has very little to do with punishing your child. When you practice consistent positive discipline you are constantly encouraging good behavior in your child. Discipline has everything to do with: Giving your child the tools to succeed in life. Doing whatever you have to do to like living […]
Healthy Discipline for Children Discipline for children is something that must be done to help them learn the right and wrong ways to behave. There are healthy ways to discipline your child though. These ten tips will help disciplining your child be a constructive experience they can learn from. 1. Get Connected Early Discipline for […]
Toddler discipline can be challenging, but is essential. It can be a trying time while trying to implement toddler discipline. Teaching right from wrong at such a young age is difficult, but essential. I have eight tools to help you through this process. 1. Guide little hands Exploring hands are always looking for […]
5 tips for using humor for discipline In disciplining a growing child, a parent wears many costumes: You put on your policeman’s cap for dangerous situations, your preacher’s collar for morality lessons, your diplomatic tie and tails for power struggles, and your doctor’s coat for healing little hurts. But the costume that will serve you […]
Divorce is a set-up for discipline problems to surface. When parents divorce, children often blame themselves or become angry at their mother and father. They often show a complete turnabout in behavior and personality following this family upset. These behavior challenges come at a time when parents are busy putting their own lives back together, […]
Attachment Parenting Discipline is Easier You probably never thought of these attachment tools, such as breastfeeding and babywearing, as being acts of discipline, but they are. Gina, an attached mother of three, told us: “Knowing my children empowers me.” This kid knowledge becomes like a sixth sense enabling you to anticipate and control situations to […]
Discipline is more about building the right relationship with your child than using the right techniques. You want to put into place a guidance system that keeps the child in check at age four and keeps his behavior on track at age forty, and you want this system to be integrated into the child’s whole […]
Most discipline problems can be handled by just taking the time to assess the strength of your parent-child connection, using commonsense techniques, and trying one approach after another until you find what works. Yet there are times when you need outside help. Consider two different types of counselors. Consult experienced, happy parents whose advice you […]
June 20th, 2022 By Erin Sears-Basile Yes, you heard me correctly! I know the words “joy” and “potty training” don’t usually go together. However, throughout the last few weeks the experience has been incredibly rewarding and joyful (most of the time). Now, before you think I am just going to be up on my high […]
