by Ashlee Thacker

Created on: August 10, 2009   Last Updated: August 11, 2009

There are certain ways you should and should not discipline a child. Some parents do not discipline them enough and some take punishment way too far. Like the parents you hear on the news about beating their child with a belt until they are gasping for their last breathe. Parents do not need to beat their children. You can raise a child without abusing them. You can punish them without laying your hand on them.

For starters, just talk to your child. No need to yell they will understand you when they are not being screamed at. Do not loose your cool and take it to the deep end. Just be firm and explain things to them. I am sure you do not like someone in your face hollering at you. They will respect you more in the long run, if you can be adult about it. It really is one the most effective discipline techniques.

For the smaller children time out works too. They will probably not sit there the first time you put them there but you have to be stern. If they run away go get them and keep putting them back. You might get frustrated or fed up. Just stand your ground and let them know your not playing. One thing you always have to remember is DO NOT GIVE IN. Believe it or not they know how far to push you. Children know the boundaries and where to step over them.

If they really will not listen you can hit them where it hurts their toys. They want to argue or not to what they are told they will after you have a toy in hand. Once you have their favorite toy that will get their attention. To get that toy back they will be more than willing to clean their room, put their clothes away,etc. You do not need to spank them. There are so many more ways to discipline children.

Effective discipline techniques work in so many ways. You can do a lot to get them to understand. You do not to lay a hand on them. People today just take it way to far. That is why you can go to jail if you spank your kids now a days. Which is wrong for some of the parents that do not actually discipline their children as bad as the ones who beat them.

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