Punishments & Tactics

Information for parents and other carers about using distraction and redirection techniques when children misbehave, rather than engaging in more traditional, but negatively focused disciplinary ...

Grounding is a discipline technique which many parents use with their school-aged children. Though it has been used widely for decades many parents are still unfamiliar with the details of ...

“Smacking” is a commonly accepted term for the (light) hitting of children in the name of discipline. Many parents smack their children with the belief that it will deter them from bad behaviour and ...

Many parents choose to take away their children’s privileges as a method of discipline. This article offers parents basic information on taking away privileges as an effective means of discipline ...

Today's parents are almost universally familiar with the concept of a "time out" as a disciplinary technique, with most finding it to be quite effective in teaching kids to learn behavioural control. ...

A look at using warnings as a means of controlling the behaviour of children - stresses the importance of consistency and follow up on the part of the parents so that kids understand that their ...