Child Discipline

Disciplining children is always a challenging job for parents. It frustrates, irritates, fluctuates and demonstrates emotional behavior. In many cases, we as parents cannot control ourselves in hitting our children for the misbehavior, particularly, in our third world countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan etc. The question arises, that when to teach discipline? What are the strategies that we (parents) can use it in disciplining our children? Well, the foundation to disciplining children is differentiating between, ‘Dos’ and ‘Don’ts’ from 9 to 10 months of age onwards. Here are few tips to keep in mind in disciplining our children; 1. Do tell and show our love to our children but do correct their behaviors politely and respectfully 2. Do set our standards but avoid high expectations 3. Do set limits and be fair enough to demonstrate our love. 4. Don’t let down our guard about safety. We might be teaching our children that the stove is hot or the stairs are steep, but don’t count on them to avoid temptation. 5. Do take personality into account because some children need a firm tone of voice, while others respond better to a gentler one. 6. Don’t shame or criticize. Calling name is always hurtful because it can crush children’s developing self-confidence. 7. Do be consistent because it requires a lot of patience 8. Don’t always say, ‘No’ because it gives a message to our children that we are powerless. 9. Do catch them being good. Praise their good behavior like offering a toy to a friend or helping us for small tasks. Highlighting the positive behavior is truly powerful. In order to promote self discipline or disciplining children, we need to teach them what to do and what not to do? They should also know the reason why they should do or shouldn’t do. If this happens, child discipline can be an easier task for parents.