In fact, I would even go so far as to say that positive parenting has got nothing to
do with child discipline or child behavior as such!
Not exact matches
Does that wisdom in include support for slavery, discriminations and beating
children with sticks for
discipline like the Bible says?
I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to
do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the
Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack
Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time
with their
children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack
children, which even, preposterously, gave
children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack
children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to
discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their
child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the
child and the nature of the smack.»
So
does God STILL support slavery and beating helpless
children with rods for
discipline?
Proverbs 23:13 - 15 ESV
Do not withhold
discipline from a
child; if you strike him
with a rod, he will not die.
Parents are urged to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect; to communicate on levels of fun and recreation as well as on
discipline and advice; to allow a
child to learn «through natural consequences» — that is, by experiencing what happens when he dawdles in the morning and is permitted to experience the unpleasantness and embarrassment of being late to school; to encourage the
child and spend time
with him playing and learning (positively) rather than spending time lecturing and
disciplining (negatively), since the
child who is misbehaving is often merely craving attention and if he gets it in pleasant, constructive ways, he will not demand it in antisocial ways; to avoid trying to put the
child in a mold of what the parent thinks he should
do and be, or what other people think he should
do and be, rather than what his natural gifts and tendencies indicate; to take time to train the
child in basic skills — to bake a cake, pound a nail, sketch or write or play a melody — including those things the parents know and
do well and are interested in.
Sabi God is not surprised by our actions disappointed maybe just like in a family when the fathers
children do the wrong thing.The amazing thing
with God is that is sovereign and all the mistakes we make he uses them to build up our faith or if we refuse to listen he will
discipline us for our good.
Coming, as they often
do, from families
with a history of
child and wife abuse, alcoholism, promiscuity, poor nutrition, a lack of
discipline and low academic achievement, they find adjustment to stricter, often fundamentalist standards difficult.
(followed closely by: - «I have a personal relationship»
with «God / Jesus» and - «If you are a good parent, don't you
discipline your
children when they misbehave?»
So then the
child does not follow through and the parent smacks him
with a belt or a cane lightly — for
discipline purposes to teach the
child a lesson.
In the same way that the zero - tolerance approach to
discipline sends precisely the opposite psychological message to disadvantaged kids than what we now know they need in order to feel motivated and engaged
with school, so
do many basic elements of traditional American pedagogy work in direct opposition to what the psychological research tells us will help those
children succeed.
Our
children are messed up because we don't
do good enough
discipline and let them get away
with anything.
And it's pretty hard not to form a strong connection and get to know your
child really well when you
do breastfeed, spend lots of time
with them, wear or carry them everywhere you go, are available to them all night, use positive
discipline and practice the other principles of attachment parenting.
Do not withhold
discipline from a
child; if you strike him
with a rod, he will not die.
Learn how to
discipline together
with your partner so your
child doesn't view one of you as the «bad guy.»
Parents who practice permissive parenting don't
discipline or impose rules; they don't want to have any conflict
with their
children believe kids should regulate themselves.
Do not confuse
discipline with physical punishment or a conflict between a parent and a
child.
I'm a firm believer in teaching our
children discipline but they also need to be safe, there are 30 other cabinets in my kitchen to learn
with while still locking up my crystal and china (I don't have traditional cleaners so that's not an issue).
You're frustrated and want to stop wasting time using those
discipline techniques that don't work, and start using techniques that will actually work
with the kid you've got (not the image of the
child you thought you'd have during those pregnancy day dreams).
At any point in our parenting journeys, we can reflect back on our early days as mothers or fathers and glow in the knowledge of how much we have changed since that... first positive pregnancy test... or our oldest
child's birth... or a seemingly endless night of breastfeeding... or our struggle
with learning how to
do positive
discipline... or the first day of school... or our daughter's first basketball win... or our son's first crush... or our
child's high school graduation... or our daughter's wedding... or our son's first
child...
This is exactly what Positive Discipline classes
do; they give parents new tools for
disciplining effectively and non-punitively, while fostering and maintaining an emotional connection
with their
children.
Do more research or ask your
child's therapist if timeout would be a good
discipline method for a
child that is struggling
with attachment issues.
Most of these developmental experiences are
done without proper supervision, correction or effective
discipline, and are often dealt
with via harsh
discipline, isolation to cribs or beds, or, more simply, placing all of the older
children in a room together without toys, games, or recreation under adult supervision which leads to chaos and confusion and a very skewed sense of a family hierarchy.
Disciplining children — and parenting in general — is a job that needs to be handled as a team,
with both parents working together to
do what's best for their
child.
Dr. MacKenzie explains that it often has to
do with your
child's temperament, which in the case of a strong - willed
child, can make them «require a lot of guidance and
discipline,» because they often «learn differently» and «need to experience the consequences of their own choices and behavior.»
In these situations, positive
discipline teachers recommend calmly reminding the
child about the rule, «you know we have a rule that we don't play
with paints in the living room,» stating the obvious, «there is paint on the floor now and I don't know if we'll be able to get it out.
Parenting isn't easy, and
with the differences in people, it would be surprising if partners didn't experience conflict in choosing the best ways to
discipline their
children.
With discipline such a hot parenting topic, and increasingly the message from experts and science being that time outs are not good for kids, what
do you
do when your
child seems to actually want that?!
We are very kind, respectable, loving and honest people.Im a good mother, have a trying at times but great son who respects me and understands im his mother not his bff, And in my opinion the problem is ppl who
do nt understand why god wants us to correct our
children by not sparingthe rod... sure, some moms
do nt wan na be the bad guy and «spank» bc god forbid their kid grows up to be violent - yet today most of society refuses to spank - and yet today we live in a world filled
with so much murder, stealing, and crimes that i honestly believe if they had parents following gods word and
disciplining like they
did back in the day when older generations knew what they were
doing we would live in a better world.
The division of labor between mothers and fathers is more even when it comes to
disciplining and playing or
doing activities
with children.
Don't be afraid to
discipline or worry that your
child will be upset or angry
with you.
Speak to your
child in a kind tone, be firm but friendly when you
discipline, and never yell at or belittle your
child when he
does something wrong or you don't agree
with him.
It's better to go along
with a
discipline strategy that you don't agree
with than to show your
child that you don't trust your partner's opinion.
I've also known some wonderful, caring, intelligent parents who
did a GREAT job
with logical consequences based
discipline combined
with allowing the
child to understand WHY what they
did was wrong.
A
child with healthy self -
discipline will be able to use willpower to make healthy decisions for himself, even when he doesn't feel like it.
Do not withhold
discipline verbal instruction and teaching, reasoning together from a
child young man; if you punish guide, trigger his conscience, favorably impress, entice / entrance them
with the rod wisdom, leadership, protection, they will not die follow a path of destruction.
In addition to trying the phrases I listed in my previous post for toddlers and the ones below, please remember that
children do better
with a full attachment tank and the use of positive
discipline.
There is a pervasive myth that Gentle Parenting is permissive — because it allows
children to «get away
with anything», doesn't
discipline, doesn't have any rules, never says «no» and doesn't uphold any boundaries.
You may have read everything you can get your hands on, but how
do you
discipline a
child with ODD?
«When we use punishment, our
children are robbed of the opportunity to develop their own inner
discipline — the ability to act
with integrity, wisdom, compassion, and mercy when there is no external force holding them accountable for what they
do.»
Our ideas about
discipline begin to change once we recognize that it takes the same amount of time, attention, and energy to meet a
child's emotional needs as it
does to deal
with the behaviors caused by a
child's unmet emotional needs.
This phrase captures the cause - effect relationship (because... now), keeps the focus on the
child (you
did..., you will...), and is in line
with making the
discipline harder on the
child than the parent (you...).
«Even if they don't know the different philosophies by name, just read through it because it's going to give insight into how teachers are interacting
with your
child, how they will
discipline your
child, what their expectations are, how the day is structured, everything.
Or what the impact will be if their
child is put in time - outs at preschool if they don't agree
with using punishment as a
discipline tool.
There are others who respond to their
children with sensitivity,
do not resort to corporal punishment when
disciplining, and who ensure safety for their kids (both physically and emotionally), who are surprised when I tell them they are «attachment parenting».
This
does sound too easy: reproducing a classic Jane Jacobs neighborhood,
with eyes on the street from numerous neighbors and shopkeepers, ready to
discipline obstreperous
children at play or stare away strangers, is not simple, though Kolker, inspired by her research,
does try to spend more time out on her porch, greeting neighbors, checking on what's going on.
There, she concludes — as
do I — that policy - driven efforts to suppress forceful
discipline by teachers and principals result in more disruptive youngsters remaining in more disrupted classrooms where they distract, upset, and diminish the effectiveness of teachers, interfere
with classmates» learning, and drive more families
with well - behaved
children to flee to whatever better options they can afford.
And in numerous experimental studies, voucher parents express far more satisfaction
with their
child's education than
do their public - school counterparts — particularly in areas such as
discipline and safety.
While there is still more to
do, today's news confirms that strong
discipline coupled
with the right support allows
children to flourish, and can transform lives by reducing bullying.»
One of the other concerns is that
children with special needs,
do not speak English and / or have
discipline issues are frequently sorted out of charter schools.