Perry Hall Parents
Disciplining Young Children
What works best when dealing with bad behavior?
Throwing temper tantrums, refusing to listen, fighting, talking back, hitting, not sharing, biting and disobeying. Sound familiar? How do you handle this behavior? With two kids under 5, I spend a good portion of my day refereeing or saying no, no and no. Unfortunately, both of my boys inherited one of my qualities that I wish they hadn’t—they are stubborn. And not just a little stubborn. It's more like full-blown, should-have-been-redheads-like-their-mother stubborn. And while this tenacity will be an asset later in life, right now it’s my parenting nightmare. Recently, I've re-evaluated my use of timeouts and taking away toys or privileges to correct these parenting challenges. Here’s what I’ve come up with to combat these behavior …
Tim
11:55 am on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Puma: No offense, but if your niece is willingly doing this at 5, then is is POSSIBLE that she wasn't properly disciplined earlier on in life. it is unfortunate that your niece was abusing your dog like this. Rest assured if we ever came to visit, mine would be doing nothing but try to lovingly pet Woofie. And I'd be avoiding her, as I'm allergic. However it's entirely possible I'm wrong, and … more ›