Discipline & Respect...
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Activities to Encourage Social Interaction
There may be many reasons a child does not feel like interacting socially. The child may be shy, tired, uncomfortable in a new environment,...
Children and Household Chores
Requiring children to complete household chores is a good way to instil the discipline and responsibility of a routine along with teaching respect for people, places...
Children and Self-Discipline
The ultimate goal of disciplining children is to teach them about proper behaviour so that they will come to the point where they will monitor their own behaviour and...
Communicating With Children
Communicating with children requires certain skills. Parents must remember that children are still learning and developing so being able to communicate with them on...
Communicating With Teenagers
It might seem like everything you say to your teen goes in one ear and out the other, but there are ways to communicate more easily and efficiently. Stay in touch...
Discipline Versus Punishment
When children misbehave it can be very difficult to think of anything other than making them stop. For many children this means punishing a child, such as by taking...
Encouraging Academic Responsibility
All parents want their children to be voracious learners and do well in school but it seems that academic success comes easier for some children than it does for others....
Encouraging Co-Operation From Your Children
Though children love to showcase their talents and each new skill that they learn, it can be much harder to get to children to use these abilities...
Explaining Expectations to Children
As tempting as it might be to say “because I said so!” when it comes to your children, it’s really not fair to ask something of a child and not give him or her any...
Gaining Respect From Your Child
All parents want to be respected by their children, but true respect is something that is earned over time. Most children love their parents and will continue to do so...
Household Routines
Children benefit in a number of ways from having well established routines. Families are often very busy these days with children and parents going about in several...
Logical Consequences to Teach Children Respect
Children learn appropriate behaviour very effectively once they experience the negative consequences of poor choices. Sometimes, though, the...
Making Household Rules
Without rules, children cannot know what is expected of them. Parents establish household rules for a number of reasons - to assure the safety of family members, to help...
Promoting Good Behaviour
All parents hope to have cooperative, well behaved children, but promoting good behaviour in children takes time and effort. Kids misbehave at times - even really good...
Using Positives in Disciplining Children
Children respond well to encouragement and positive messages. Knowing this, it makes sense that the ideal way to discipline kids would be to use...
Using Sticker/Star Charts
Sticker and star charts are types of behaviour charts that track progress by awarding children a sticker or star when they reach a positive goal. Many parents embrace...
