SOME POSITIVE
DISCIPLINE GUIDELINES
Misbehaving children are discouraged children who have mistaken
ideas on how to achieve their primary goal...to belong. Mistaken
ideas lead to misbehavior. To be effective we must address
the mistaken belief rather than just the misbehavior.
When your child is misbehaving imagine them looking up at
you saying, “I’m just a child and I just want
to belong and don’t know how.”
Use encouragement to help children feel a sense of belonging
so that the motivation for misbehavior will be eliminated.
Celebrate each step in the direction of improvement rather
then focusing on mistakes.
Teach children that mistakes are wonderful opportunities
t learn. A great way to model this is by using the 3 R’s
of recovery after YOU make a mistake:
- Recognize your mistake with good feelings
- Reconcile. Be willing to say “I apologize for _____.
“
- Resolve. Focus on solutions rather than blame.
- Make amends, do something to make up for your mistake.
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