How Do You Discipline?

Question

How do you discipline to your children, yourself, or any other person?

Answer 1

For children, spanking.

Today's kids need parents, not more friends, in my opinion. I only spank when it was warranted. For example, if my kid ran out in the street when I repeatedly told them not to. As they begin to older, you shouldn't have to discipline as much.  If you love your children, you will discipline them. Talking through problems with an open mind is the best solution.

Self discipline is usually goal driven. Like to lose weight, or accomplishments. Some have it more than others

Answer 2

Supernanny style!

Its amazing.

xo Amber.

Answer 3

Oh my god, don't hit your children! Is it legal where ever you live?

Edit: Spanking is hitting, and if it's not it's still physical violence. I could never hit a child, never.

I think that a child will find physical violence more accepted in the future when his or hers parents used it. Do we need a world with even more violence?

Answer 4

I use a variety of methods, whatever seems to be most appropriate at the time.  My children are now old enough and at the stage where they should start thinking for themselves.

I used to spank, if necessary.  Very seldomly and only for direct disobedience.  But usually I simply told them off, we talked it through and that was that.

The other methods I used was:  if my children were/are rude to me, I dock £5 off their pocket money.

If they should ever hit each other (very, very seldom has this occured) the victim would be allowed compensation from the hitter's belongings - whatever they wanted.

Grounding (again, very seldom have I used this.)

But my children usually respond to a telling off.  I don't allow rudeness or bad behaviour, I am very close to my children and we talk things through.

There's no real need for heavy discipline - our relationship is such that my children aren't deliberately naughty.  Disciplien isn't the most important thing in my children's upbringing.  My expectations are high, and they respond to that.

Answer 5

I generally tell my son what he did wrong, put him in a time out (he is 5 right now so for 5 min. and it will change to 6 min. when he turns 6.)  After the timer goes off he tells me sorry for what he did and we give each other loves and go on with our day.  It works wonderfully.  If he does something extreme he does get a light spanking (and NO spanking is not hitting.)  If he does something over and over again that I ask him not too then he could lose a privilage (i.e. swimming for the day during summer, no tv, no gameboy, etc.)  I