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When it comes to discipline there is nothing that is perfect. The important thing is that the discipline used is age appropriate, and does it match the misbehavior. Every loving parent has felt exasperated and on the verge of losing control.When a child blatantly misbehaves.

A child that is misbehaving is at times testing boundaries that have been set for him. There is a fine line in development where trying to do this is appropriate. Even the sign of an intelligent child. But the eternal question for each parent is, when does that time come?

It would be unrealistic to expect a young child to sit out long adult conversations, without acting out . A need to provide some amusement during that time may have prevented that episode. There are sometimes parents that are distracted and angered by this and then blame the child.

The reality of raising children sometimes slaps us in the face, but it should never be the child who suffers this fate.

As parents we all know that everyone is busy giving advice, but they are not the one experiencing the frustration at the moment, and most parents are trying their best to raise a well behaved child.

The most dangerous behavior I have seen when it comes to discipline. Is when it is sometimes a very angry parent,lashing out at the child using misdirected anger. More then likely, the parent is consumed by serious concerns, like not being able to pay the rent this month.

Perhaps most of all,what a parent needs to know is an awareness of age appropriate discipline.

Using " time out" where the young child must sit in a chair for just enough time to make them uncomfortable. This also allows a parent to cool down and to not over react to a child's misbehavior.

As we all know the same discipline that works for one child may not work for another.The loss of a privilege is also that punishment that teaches the older child to listen to you when you are trying to correct their behavior.

It is indeed a myth that there is one perfect way to discipline. Every child is different, and every situation is different,and only experience as a parent and listening to your child's needs will teach you the difference.

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