Ep. #11 Why do your child discipline techniques fail to work.

Doctor Mommy Speaks Parenting

Imagine you’re in a showroom and a child is pulling his mums dress, coaxing her to buy him a toy. Another one at the restaurant is creating a ruckus, throwing food around and spilling drinks.

Or the commonest one, I am sure you all must have witnessed this, temper tantrum on the floor of the supermarket. Disciplining a child is no rocket science. You should also know why it’s important to discipline your child. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. And there is definitely no need to find revolutionary ways of doing it. Especially in these times when you have tons of research and new strategies coming up every day, all aimed at helping you discipline your child without yelling or spanking.

Here are a few common reasons as to why most child discipline techniques fail and how to make them work

1. Stand your ground.
   Let’s start with an eg. you have decided to limit screen time to only 1 hour a day. You explained this to your children and you expect them to abide by these new rules. Except these are kids and they need multiple warnings and instructions to completely understand and follow new rules.
2. Reiterate the rules
   Always remember your dealing with kids, who have little minds and a minuscule interpretation power. We often find ourselves amidst a heated argument with our kids saying something like “how many times do I have to repeat” or “no means no”.
3. Don’t break rules because it's convenient for you.
   Many times, discipline is not maintained in the house, without the fault of our kids. The reason being, we became weak and we eased the rules. For eg., If you are cooking or between a zoom meeting and your child asks to watch tv. The way you react to this demand is going to determine how successful your new rule will be. Consider it your test, which means it’s going to be tough.
4. Keep your glass filled.
   One cannot pour from an empty glass. Instilling discipline techniques or applying new rules requires hard work. Especially if you are dealing with toddlers. Their ability to irritate you when they want something is worth appreciating.
5. Don't leave the child confused
   Another very common mistake that most parents commit is having on-off rules. These leave the child confused.

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