| There are some methods of applying discipline children | | | | breaking a family rule by bringing snacks into the living |
| respond well to regardless of your parenting style. | | | | room by saying "its okay to eat those snacks |
| They revolve a lot around following through with what | | | | whenever you want in the kitchen or dining room but |
| your asking of them. All people respond much better | | | | not anywhere else in the house." |
| when they are in a position of comprehending the | | | | Reasoning is pretty self explanatory for you but not |
| message being communicated. | | | | your child. For instance; "It is not okay to play ball in the |
| So what can parents do to improve the chances of | | | | house because you might end up accidentally throwing |
| the discipline techniques they use? What will help the | | | | it into the television and breaking it." Giving the reasons |
| discipline work and smooth the transitions of any | | | | behind what you are asking from them helps them to |
| emotional response? Just a little cooperation. That is | | | | understand. |
| certainly not too much to ask. Yet from where many | | | | What can parents do to increase the chances that |
| parents are this may seem highly unlikely even as a | | | | their discipline method will work and go over smoothly |
| possibility. | | | | without too much of an emotional blowup? Well the |
| Its not and in this article we will get into what is called | | | | truth is this all depends on the child. Parents of |
| Immediate Response Containment. | | | | aggressive children obviously have less of a chance. |
| The three options of discipline techniques are really not | | | | However, in any case when you utilize any or all of |
| necessarily discipline techniques in and of themselves | | | | these three response techniques you drastically |
| but follow through phrases that defend and reduce | | | | reduce the amount or intensity of an emotional |
| any emotional response to the discipline applied. They | | | | outbreak. |
| are instrumental in helping to contain the outcomes of | | | | It may be important to mention that parents of |
| the reactions and they are fairly simple and easily | | | | aggressive children may not get immediate results as |
| applied. | | | | quickly as others. This should not be taken as meaning |
| The three strategies of following through with your | | | | that the Immediate Response Containment does not |
| discipline techniques can be easily remembered as | | | | work as a follow through on your discipline techniques. |
| they all begin with the same letter. They are reflecting, | | | | Just that short term success for any aggressive child |
| redirecting, and reasoning and the explanations below | | | | is always very limited and long term success takes |
| should be helpful for any parent of any child. | | | | time. |
| Reflecting is a reference to statements that are made | | | | These three options improve the odds that your |
| by parents that convey an understanding and | | | | parenting directions will be the kind of discipline children |
| accepting of a childs' feelings. Like saying; "I understand | | | | respond well to and reduce emotional outbursts. The |
| you do not like going to bed early but I do not like | | | | more you use these discipline techniques, the more |
| getting up early and we all have to do things we | | | | you improve your method of applying them. They |
| dislike." | | | | really do help improve your stance with your children. |
| Redirecting would be the technique of adding the | | | | There is so much more that just does not fit into this |
| description of what is acceptable along with what is | | | | article. |
| needed. For example; Reminding a child who is | | | | |