Tips on Positive Discipline
- Tell children what they CAN do instead of what they can’t
- Offer children choices only when you are willing to abide by their decisions
- Give children reasonable limits that they can understand
- Help children develop problem-solving skills
- Really listen to the child, be attentive
- Firmness coupled with kindness is the best approach to discipline
- Recognize that a child’s boundaries will change from one year to the next
- Don’t be a historian – leave past problems in the past
- Try to avoid power struggles – they are more about who has power than about positive behavior
- Set a good example of the behavior you expect of the child