Parenting Tips - How to Discipline Children at Different Ages | Parents

Discipline is about teaching, since children learn differently at every age, it is an important factor in how to discipline a child. One and two-year-olds need physical limits, but for three and four-years-olds, a verbal limit should be enough. Start disciplining children at nine-months old. For babies, the best response is re-direction. Remove the temptation or redirect your child to another activity. Discipline for toddlers requires giving choices and teaching consequences. For preschoolers, catch them being good and ignore bad behavior. Try these parenting tipsto make disciplining children easy and effective!

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[iTruth]

caring for animals helps children develop empathy for others. very true.

[ezjjlku]

Time outs and loosing privileges works great for my 5 and 7 year old. They also have a princess reward chart so when I think they are showing good behaviour they get to move up the chart and when they get to the top to princess castle they get a prize (going to the store to get something they would like). Discipline is necessary put so are rewards which encourage good behaviour just as much as discipline.

[Discovery_and_Change]

0:17 Discipline is about teaching your child
0:56 Kids can response to limits as young as 9 months of age
1:27 For babies, choose redirection and remove the tempting objects/settings
1:46 For toddlers, give choices (only 2, and things you want them to do anyway) and consequences
2:06 Make the "time" fit the "crime"
2:21 For preschoolers, notice the good behaviors and ignore the bad ones
2:40 Ignore the teasing from your child and it will stop (don't respond to it)
3:02 Keep your chin up (don't worry or beat yourself up)

[MusicalMemeology]

jordan peterson said it best. don't let kids do things tat annoy you and make you not like them. simple but true.

[connerjd]

When should you start disciplining a child. Long before you get a call from the school principle's office or before you have to go to the police station on their 16th birthday.

[OldStMarysDetroitGreektown]

Thanks for the tutorial. I agree that communication fails when your child does not understand what is said. So as a parent, you should remember that your child is depending on you for instruction when it comes to discipline.

[helenavisser]

It's 2016. Children ought not to be physically punished for behavioural problems.

When someone can't read, you teach them to read.
When someone can't write, you teach them to write.
When someone can't behave, you punish them? No.
When someone can't behave, you teach them to behave.

Behaviour is a set of skills that are learned.

Hitting a child when they are defiant or not following instructions, teaches them to be fearful, and that using physical force is okay to use on others to get what you want.

Teaching takes time and working out why a child has not followed an instruction means you might realise your role in producing the behaviour i.e. was the instruction to difficult or complex for the child to understand, was it delivered when there was too much distraction. Furthermore, a child needs to constantly hear what is appropriate and expected of them. If you don't teach a child what is expected of them, how will they ever know?

If you go to work and your boss is pointing out all the negative things you're doing, and hitting you when you try to follow an instruction and then doesn't tell you what is expected of you - how are you going to feel?

[LearnEnglishESL]

Reasonable suggestions. Perhaps even with a slight verbal chastisement... but not "to strike a child, or vilify him, for the child’s character will be totally perverted if he be subjected to blows or verbal abuse." - Selections: Writings of Abdu’l-Baha

[two-moonz]

I was potty trained at gun point doctor Brown and now I leave teeth marks on the toilet door after constipation, is this normal behaviour?

[synergyplayz]

I remember. When i was nine my mom just holded my arms tight and just took me tomy room and asked me to face the wall for 5 min for misbehaving. Then she gave me a warning.

[Kristin_MommyBreakdown]

Noticing the good behaviors is my favorite. Thanks for the tips!

[BlossomsKorner]

We need to show them love so as to discipline them well.

[parentingbeyondbehaviours]

In the theory the strategies are good but practically I’m wondering if it would be effective.

[khanfatima]

Loved this video :)Wonderful video and very informative. I strongly believe discipline as a form of teaching, not a form of punishment. :)

[dmeads]

The truth is, when your child does something wrong, the first time you tell them in a strong/serious voice to not do it again or (assigned punishment). If they deliberately do it again then you move to your punishment, I'm sorry, but a time-out should only be used on little things. Spanking a child when he/she knowingly does something wrong against your wishes is the best form of punishment for young children. It doesn't increase the chances of a child becoming a delinquent. Children with no respect for their parents increases the chances of he/she becoming a delinquent/problem child. These tactics have been proven to work.

[pixiesanchez]

What about if my child keeps climbing on the coffee table I say no I try redirecting him doesn’t work he’s 1 and it’s not safe but I can’t remove it as I need it I use the coffee table I even got him a climbing area to play with doesn’t work any suggestions like he knows what no means and by my voice and the look on my face when I need it but everyday all I’m doing is telling him not to then taking him off it when he does go on it I’ve tried sitting next to it and moving his hand off it when he’s trying to climb up but atm I’m waiting for a tv stand so I can switch the tv unit to a more useful one so I’ve two and he’s either trying to climb on the coffee table or the new tv unit I can’t put the tv on it as it’s too big to safety secure the tv and then he’ll start pulling things off the fireplace I tell him no but I can’t always get to him on time luckily he’s never fallen or knocked something on his head but I’m terrified he’s going to really hurt himself I’ve even tried cover the too with toys and things he just pulls them off and tries climbing again I’ve barely time to do anything else and I’ve no idea what to do I’ve even tried one day getting him to sit for 1 minute to see if it would work didn’t any suggestions as I should of received the stand months ago but haven’t and starting to become a nightmare where I can’t even sit down for a few minutes unless I put him in his bouncer which he’s starting to get too heavy for like I’ve the soft big blocks that he can move around and climb over with a ball pit but he’s more interested in climbing the coffee table and atm as I’ve got a very small flat until I find a bigger place I need the coffee table can you please please give me advice on what to do as I’m at a loss at this point and it’s making cleaning a nightmare as I can’t leave him play as he might climb and fall

[myviews]

wow u have teens you look great. I have a 5 year old and he is reluctant to words. Sometimes I let him off the hook because he has a full time kindergarten is there another way to get his attention to learn or to listen?

[Spillers]

We have showed our toddler how to pet the dog but sometimes that is not enough, nor is a "no".

[jeffreyconner]

When is the right time. Before they get expelled at school or before you have to visit your child in jail.

[wardaelsaidi]

how you do it I have 2 years old drivers me crazy