My wife and I have become creative with punishments. Our kids do push-ups, sit-ups, write x number of times, etc. When the kids write, instead of writing negative messages like, "I will not...", they have to write what they will do, e.g., "I will be nice to my brother."We are still struggling with discipline in our house. Neither my wife or I want to spank our kids, but so far no method has been conssitently effective.
This is great! Like Bear, we don't want to spank our son, but sometimes it seems like what we say goes in one ear and out the other! Right now, we are utilizing time out and taking favorite toys away, but we still have issues with his behavior from time to time, so we may have to get creative, as well.My wife and I have become creative with punishments. Our kids do push-ups, sit-ups, write x number of times, etc. When the kids write, instead of writing negative messages like, "I will not...", they have to write what they will do, e.g., "I will be nice to my brother."
Here are a few more ideas to get the creative juices going. If our boys fight, they sit on the couch and hold hands. If one does something really bad to the other, the instigator cleans up the other person's bedroom. Hope that helps.This is great! Like Bear, we don't want to spank our son, but sometimes it seems like what we say goes in one ear and out the other! Right now, we are utilizing time out and taking favorite toys away, but we still have issues with his behavior from time to time, so we may have to get creative, as well.
Agreed, taking away video games is like putting their entire life on hold! I think its much more effective to take things away than to physically hurt them via spanking etc. The only thing to watch out for is if you end up taking EVERYTHING away, then the kid has nothing to lose and will backfire on you.Disciplining the kids is a never ending task of being a parent. No matter how old they are already. My mother is still disciplining me until today. And I want to do that with my kids too until my last breath. I'm a disciplinarian which never tolerate misconduct. But not the type of person who had his belt on the hand while doing it. There are lots of other punishment that I imposed just to discipline my kids. Doing the household chores for instance and lowering their allowance or simply no TV, computer and cellphones are some things we parents can imposed for misbehaving.
I don't wanna spank my kids, but my girl is totally fine with doing it. I think she's seen as the more disciplinary one of the two of us. I'm the cool parent they go to when they want stuff.We are still struggling with discipline in our house. Neither my wife or I want to spank our kids, but so far no method has been conssitently effective.