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Do the Same Discipline Tactics Work for Teenagers and Toddlers?
Summer is coming to an end, as are the days of letting our kids stay up late and sleep in, eat marshmallows for dinner and pizza for breakfast. Many schools, from kindergarten to college, are already back in session. We parents can once again get some work done without (too many) interruptions. But what the…
How To Tell Kids They’re Not Getting What They Want With Positive Discipline
I have a busy house full of my kids, their friends, neighbourhood kids, and an assorted number of random drop-ins. Id rather not sound like the meanest mommy on the block, so I have a few key phrases that allow me to say NO WAY to my kids, without using those exact words. Here are a few of my favourites: Asked and Answered You know that annoying habit kids have of asking you the …
When Is It Ok To Discipline Other People’s Kids?
We recently published an article – “When Is It Ok To Discipline Other People’s Kids?” – on when (and if) it’s acceptable to step in and discipline another person’s child and we were overwhelmed by responses! While almost all of you agree that it’s NEVER ok to use physical discipline, such as spanking, opinions were much more divided over whether an adult should step in and verbally address bad behavior. Here’s what we heard from our readers:
Readers Respond: When Is It Ok To Discipline Other People’s Kids?
We recently published an article – “When Is It Ok To Discipline Other People’s Kids?” – on when (and if) it’s acceptable to step in and discipline another person’s child and we were overwhelmed by responses! While almost all of you agree that it’s NEVER ok to use physical discipline, such as spanking, opinions were much more divided over whether an adult should step in and verbally address bad behavior. Here’s what we heard from our readers:
Where Do You Draw The Line Between Discipline And Assault?
Most people are ashamed of family violence. Ashamed that it happens in our communities, ashamed to be victims, ashamed to be perpetrators. So naturally, with all this shame silencing everyone, its hard to know what family violence really is.