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How to Deal with Preteen Attitudes
I have a 10 year old son who is at the age where he feels he is always right and he can get a real attitude going. I used to yell and holler. I just couldn’t get through to him. However, I found that...
Time Out for Fighting
When my sons were young they used to fight all the time. When they could not get along I would sit them at the table facing each other and when they could apologize to each other and mean it I would let them play again. It worked. They are grown now...
Who Gets the Bigger Piece?
Sometimes my kids fight over who gets the bigger piece of something. For example if we have cake, I let one child cut the pieces and the other can pick which piece they want first! Believe me, the pieces are cut the same size and fighting is eliminated! Misty,...
The Marble Jar
My children (ages 8, 6, and 4 year old twins) have “Marble Jars”. They earn marbles for good grades, doing chores etc. They loose marbles for bad behavior such as fighting with each other. Every two weeks is “Pay Day”. They...
Time Out From Television
To discipline my son when he was grounded from the TV, I would only ground him from the shows he liked to watch. During that time he had to read a book or just sit and reflect on his behavior. It was a very effective timeout. Ardella, Mom of 3 Fairmont,...
How to Make Time Outs Successful
300 x 250 google 160 x 600 google TIPS N QUIPS BEGINNING OF EACH POST Use a timer for TIME OUTS. If your child gets up, says anything, or starts messing with things, calmly say, “TIMER STARTS...
