Positive Discipline is Always Easy

There are times when our parenting skills are really put to the test. And this specially happens when we have to discipline our kids. And you know sometimes they can really try our patience making us feel irritated, sad, and angry, annoyed, confused and hurt. It’s actually never easy but we need to be firm and strong and follow thru with disciplinary consequences.

Let’s face it; we never want to hurt our children with physical or verbal abuse. We can’t resolve anything that way and we can end up feeling bad and remorseful afterwards. On the other hand talking about the issue, discussing the discipline openly and honestly with your child following thru with the same punishment for the same misdeed might be the best option. Children should learn from us in advance the disciplinary action for any given misbehavior. That will make them pause and hopefully choose an appropriate route to avoid been discipline.

For example, in my case, my kids know and we have made it clear that if they’re not doing well in school, we take away what they enjoy most (playing, toys, games, TV). Because it’s showing they are not paying attention to their learning responsibilities, which is the main thing they have to worry about.  

We should keep an open mind and be willing to learn with and from our children. It’s also important to remember that kids are just as unique as adults, and because not every form of discipline works with every child, we may need to find another disciplinary action depending on the individual needs of both us and our children.

Sometimes we need to give ourselves a brief time out or a short cooling off period before dealing with our kids’ behavior or responding with the appropriate discipline just to avoid a misdeed of our own. Remember yelling and hitting should never be an option.

We just want to teach our kids to be responsible, cooperative, kind and respectful. And with love, patience and understanding, we will have a positive outcome for all involved.

 "To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while"    ~Josh Billings