Comments on: Discipline in our house

By: chelle

chelle — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:47:56 +0000

Discipline in our house is immediate. I ask once then if I am ignored I gently sit down with the child and wait. Wait for them to quieten down, settle, then I ask then to try again, to follow through with what I have asked. If I ask more than once they start to tune me out. Which is more frustrating for everyone!

By: Jenn Tarver

Jenn Tarver — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:56:05 +0000

Hang in there. You’re doing the right thing…and I didn’t comment on your previous post because I’m just now reading it… but GOOD for you on your parenting vs. the lack of parenting you had.

By: C

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:29:26 +0000

I feel guilty when I yell in frustration… like this morning (one of those mornings when everyone is grumpy). I try to save yelling for dangerous situations when she HAS to listen. Time out works (she has been putting herself in time out lately) and calmly counting to 3 with clear consequences communicated has been the most successful.

Hang in there! You’re doing great and he’s lucky to have you!!

By: christy

christy — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:30:18 +0000

I usually don’t feel bad, except when I yell (which seems to be happening more and more). But sometimes Porgie just pushes me too far.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:22:49 +0000

I do time-outs as a last resort, so I don’t feel too guilty. My DS seems to respond well to me when I talk to him and is quick to calm a lot of the time.

I get down to his level, make eye contact, and depending on what type of behavior I’m reacting to I may hold his arms by the wrists and use a deep stern voice, or I might use a sympathetic voice if I’m trying to let him know that I understand that he _wants_ the toy. I encourage him to use his words. That last one is surprisingly effective and he’ll use a combo of words and sign language to try and express himself.

I tend to feel guilty only when I’m in a really bad mood and I’m more short-tempered or unwilling to deal with his behavior. I always hate it when I’m out of energy (sick with PMS, for example) and put him into the stroller while he’s screaming rather than try to work it out with him.

By: Eva

Eva — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:47:25 +0000

No, I don’t feel guilt. She needs to learn to act in society.

I do feel bad the handful of times I have lost my temper.