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Three-Level Method of Discipline

How many times do you warn your kids before you administer a punishment? Is it three? Five? Depends on how you are feeling? As you know, consistency is the name of the game when we discipline. Your kids have to know what to expect in order for any method to work. Dr. Jerry Day describes a corrective teaching method called the three-level method of discipline. The first level is a warning. This is done with no penalty attached. It’s when you tell your kids to stop tormenting the cat, bickering among themselves or climbing on the furniture. If they take … Continue reading →

Is Your Method of Discipline Working?

Don’t feel like your method of disciplining is working? Relax, you’re not alone. According to a recent poll, many parents also feel that their method of discipline is not working on their kids. Researchers from Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, polled more than 2,000 parents of children between the ages of 2 and 11. They focused on four common discipline techniques: time-out, removing privileges, yelling and spanking. The research appears in the January issue of Clinical Pediatrics. Here’s a few of the highlights from the study: Over 42 % of the parents surveyed reported time-out as their method of discipline. 42% … Continue reading →

Stick To Your Discipline

My husband and I grew up in two very different families. Discipline was also approached very differently. As a result we have had to figure out a way that works for both of us. But one thing that we agree on is sticking to the discipline method that we have decided on. My husband’s family was very loud and physical. The children were yelled out and often spanked with a belt. When other discipline methods like grounding or taking away of privileges was used it was seldom enforced. My husband remembers being grounded for a week and then within two … Continue reading →