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Parent Tip of the Week - Effective Discipline
Effective discipline teaches children positive behaviors at any age. Here we offer useful
tips for dealing with young children:
- Be realistic and expect a child to act like a child.
- Choose a few, simple, important rules for behaviors. These can include setting
specific bedtimes or requiring that all homework be done before your child can
play. Explain these rules repeatedly to your child.
- Use a few clear words to explain how you want your child to behave. Simple
words and simple reason is all that your child needs to hear from you.
- Promote self-control by showing how you can control your own anger. Show your
child how you find ways to relax and deal with conflict and stress. Explain to your
child how important it is to manage anger in a healthy way.
- Use words—not violence—to discipline your child. Violence can have serious
psychological, emotional and physical effects on a child, and is never an effective
way to get a point across.
- Reward wanted behavior and take away some of your child’s privileges as a way
of correcting unwanted behavior.
- Don’t put your child down when he or she misbehaves. Some words hurt and can
have a serious effect on your child. Love and respect are the most effective ways
to discipline your child.
Have a tip you want to share? E-mail Jackie Hirschorn at
hirschoj@mhawestchester.org
with your Parent Tip of the Week!
This material has been adapted by MHA from materials of the ACT (Adults and Children Together Against
Violence) program developed by the American Psychological Association (APA), a scientific and
professional organization that represents psychology in the United States.
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