tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388069041465880875.post8103867825064322028..comments2012-02-28T10:20:50.658-08:00Comments on Everything That I Need: DisciplineAmber Starr Freelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942030698246213865noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388069041465880875.post-90554188820338081682011-06-06T09:36:58.432-07:002011-06-06T09:36:58.432-07:00Hey Amber.
I think the older your children get, t...Hey Amber.<br /><br />I think the older your children get, the more you'll learn what discipline works and what doesn't. You obviously have so much love in your family..and that love will build respect..and that respect will be the groundwork for discipline. <br /><br />Me and my children have grown up together and we've learned what works and what doesn't. But the most important thing is we respect each other and we want to make each other happy. It's not like "I'm the boss and you're the child, so do what I say!". It's about having real love and compassion for each other. That's hard to have with children as young as yours...but you are building towards that right now...so take comfort in that fact. <br /><br />I've never been one to hit my kids or make them feel less than equal in order to gain their obedience. Talking and talking and more talking..has always gotten us through difficult times; times of tantrums and times of sibling rivalry. Even when they are young...explaining to them right from wrong won't hurt. But with younger children....you do have to take a more physical approach, since young children aren't too keen on conversation. That approach could be...time out, but still explaining what's right from wrong. You'll find that as your children slowly get older...you'll slowly transcend more into having conversations about right and wrong..instead of having a set punishment.<br /><br />Children will always misbehave and argue and fight and test boundaries. That's not going to stop...ever. But It will get increasingly better the more you all can communicate the love and respect you have for each other.Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529044986706441887noreply@blogger.com