MY LITTLE MR

Parents to keep in mind when dealing with kids. when it comes to discipline, we don’t always do it as well as we can. Keep reading for some of the most common discipline mistakes

Being Inconsistent and Not Following Through

The mom had her child counting to three and in time-out the whole party. While the 1-2-3 Magic technique works for many, the key is consistency and follow-through.

Disciplining For Normal Kid Behavior

It’s sometimes hard to switch gears to remember what behavior is developmentally appropriate for each ageting.  Get mad with them for doing annoying things before remembering that’s just what kids do.

Not Disciplining Each Child as an Individual

It’s that children react differently to discipline — some kids are devastated.

It’s easy to slip into a one-type-fits-all way of discipline, but it’s something that parents should avoid.

Yelling and Screaming

Yelling is more often a sign of frustration and mental exhaustion than it is a genuine attempt to solve a problem. Yelling and screaming puts the kids more in charge.

To yell up the stairs or across the house to your child, but it’s quite another to yell at them, Yelling isn’t a good discipline technique as this only shows parents  are disrespecting them.