Friday, January 27, 2012

Why Punishment Doesn't Work

Hi Parents...Is punishing your child working?  Are you ready to pull your hair out sometimes?  Do you wish you just knew what in the world to do with this child?  Well, I can definitely help you with that, probably get you some positive results in a short amount of time too.  Here is something to think about.  The reason punishing doesn't work is pretty simple.  Punishment has three results (not pretty).  1.  It stops the behaviour -TEMPORARILY,  2.  The child has a strong need to retaliate (and in his own way he will),  3.  Fear!  In my opinion this is the most harmful.  So, what DO you do?  You grow good behavior by seeing successes before the infraction.  It's a different way of parenting, and our parents would be very confused to say the least, but I am encouraging you to try.  Send me your feedback.
Happy Parenting

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