Do you feel your child is out of control Punish him or her often and get no positive results It might be your discipline strategy that is not working. Try using positive discipline techniques which are highly recommended by the child development professionals and see the changes in your childs attitude.
See him or her actually making efforts to cooperate with you.
1. Let child know what you expect from him or her.
2. Let child express feelings, even crying.
3. Redirect children to other games,you,toys etc when misbehaving.
4. Praise childs efforts and improvements.
5. Offer child simple choices.
6. Be reasonable.
7. Make deals.
8. Be flexible.
9. Time out
10. Be reasonable and patient Always keep in mind that children can not behave like adults. So make sure your expectations are not too high
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This article was posted on February 07, 2005
