What is time-out? Time-out is a way of disciplining your child for misbehavior without raising your hand or your voice. Time-out involves removing your child from the good stuff in life, for a small amount of time, immediately following misbehavior. Time-out for children is similar to penalties used for hockey players. When a hockey player [...]
Are You Having a Negative Impact on Your Child’s Development?
January 22, 2013 | Posted by
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” – or so the saying goes. She’s got you wrapped around her little finger. He’s running circles around you. And so on. But new studies show that the exact opposite to these old adages is true. According to a body of research studying different approaches to parenting from a wide [...]
Common Discipline Mistakes Parents Make When Dealing with Toddlers
July 30, 2012 | Posted by
You know the drill: You give your child an ultimatum — “Get dressed or we’re staying home!” — and naturally she says, “Okay, we’ll stay home!” Might as well plant a big “L” on your forehead. We all see our discipline efforts backfire on occasion (hey, you’re tired!), and of course there are those battles [...]
