Consequences should teach, not punish

Consequences, Handouts

Search for: Consequences are something that happens as a result of your child behaving in a particular way. They are not intended to knock a child’s self-esteem nor to punish, but to help them learn from their mistakes and not repeat them. Benefits of effective limit...

3 steps to easy and effective consequences

Consequences, Handouts

Search for: Be the good cop One of the areas that parents often struggle with is how to set consequences that get the results they want. Fist you need to change your mindset: ● Think ‘teach not punish’: they might look like they don’t care, but they do. But that isn’t...

Dealing with a child’s negativity…

Anger, Consequences, Handouts

Search for: A dad recently asked me, ‘how do I stop my child being so negative all the time?’ It can be really hard when we are constantly met with a sour face, a grunt, negative comments or an unenthusiastic reply to everything we suggest. These behaviours in our...

Today I had to be THE parent!

Consequences, Parenting Tips

Today I had to go to that place that I don’t like to be as a parent. Yes, I had to put my firm face on - I had to stay firm, I had to be firm. Today I was not his friend, I was his MOTHER. And yes, today my son hated me and yes it made me sad, or mad - I’m still not...