Wondering About Punishment?
Punishment is a small but important part of discipline. It has two main jobs. First, when you punish a child for an infraction, punishment makes a statement that you are serious, that this is important, and that no means no. Is this important? You bet. Second, punishment can act as a deterrent since the child will hopefully want to avoid similar punishment again in the future.
What works best as a punishment? It depends. Every child is different and you have to know what will work for your child. Some children get the message with something as simple as "the look". Others need a sharp rebuke, a loss of privileges or a time out.
Remember that punishment is not a substitute for correct behavior. If a child is rude and you decide that a punishment is required to get across the message that rudeness is unacceptable, when the punishment is over, the child must still some back and speak politely. This isn’t always possible (you can’t send kids back to fight right) but it is very important to do it whenever you can.
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