Your children, as they grow older, will find it easier to believe you and to trust you if you have been one who follows through in your relationship with them. I know that it's so very hard not to cave in when you see a quivering lip or a big, fat tear...or when they're bugging you to pieces with "Why not, Mommy?"....or when the darlings are throwing that proverbial tantrum in the grocery store! BUT - stop to think what will be most helpful to them for their futures - then harden your resolve, stick to your guns, and follow through with whatever you said!
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Happy Parenting!
D and C
I feel like being a teacher before I was a mom was the best thing for my displine. My first year teaching my classroom mgmt wasn't the best because I wasn't consistant. I learned my lesson the second year and was much better. This translated to my home when I had children. Now that I have 3 kids, I struggle with displine since a timeout doesn't work on my middle daughter. She loves being in timout, while the other two hate it and it is a good tool. How can I explain to my oldest why her sister doesn't get a timeout?
ReplyDeleteTwingle: I'd say keep up the timeout for your middle daughter whether it seems like she likes it or not....it's the taking her out of the situation and making her think that's important. Even if she acts like she likes it, she won't always and it is being consistent about discipline. It's also important for the other 2 to see that you say what you mean and follow through is always carried out. Hope that might help:)
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