Do you punish your kids?

well, since i dont have a kid yet.. ill share to you my insights about punishment...i punish my nieces when they did something wrong and before i punish them i have to ask them what they did and if what they did is wrong.. till then i will tell them the reason why i have to punish them and make them promise not to do it again... but what you did to your kid even he ddnt do something wrong, dont punish him instead talk to him so that he will understand why your mad... kids wont hate you if you just talk to them about what happened.. the reasons why you are mad.. and dont hesitate to say sorry if you really mean what you say... kids can understand if we will let them understand and if we understand them also... take care of your kids and try not to be impatient ok? be happy :)

I am mother of a six year old girl.I think she have started hating me.because i ofen tell her growl.i do not think do that.but i can think no better way to punish.

Your child could never hate you if you calmly explain the reason why you got angry. Sometimes I lose control and shout at the toddler too, but I apologize afterwards and tell him what he did that made mommy angry. The worst punishment my son would receive is a time-out away from his toys, is this considered punishement?

I put my 2 year old in timeout when she acts up, i try not to yell or shout at her and feel as if she is in timeout a lot but she learns from it and it is very positive i dont like spanking i think it can make a child more aggressive, but talking things out in a firm calm matter does help the situation quite a bit. Try timeouts though it gives you and your child a chance to calm down after the timeout talk to your child let him know what he did was wrong and so forth, then give plenty of love and praise him for good things he does. good luck to you :)

Hi, I know its too hard to cope up with the kids these days. They are more naughty and smart these days, unlike our generation, that is what I hear from most of the elder people. we never used to trouble our parents so much as these kids of today's generation do. Hence, to discipline them, we need lots of patience. Shouting and caning them always won't help. whenever you feel like shouting at him just count 1-10, this really helps you to calm down. Now start thinking what would you do if the same is done by someone whom you cannnot shout on or beat...you would naturally try to put your point accross by explaining to them, isn't it?? Another thing you need to develop is a friendly relationship with your kids. Let them know that you are there with them for everything, but not for some of the things that he/she does, which irritates you. Let the kid know that if he continues to do something, Mama is not going to speak to him, this was he would feel unsecured of losing a good friend and he would listen to whatever you say. I don't mean that you should not spare the rod. You should, but use it very sparingly. out of 5 times use the rod only once and rest of the time, tackle the situation with Love and Care. All The BEST!!1

To tell you honestly its really hard to discipline toddlers. They need a lot of explanation so that they will understand why. Try to talk to them calmly. Yelling or shouting does not help them stop on what they are doing. The more you yell at them the more they get used to it and that when they grow up they're gonna be the hard-headed ones. They tend not to respect you and they dont listen to you. There's a great tendency that they're gonna yell at you also since this is what they have seen. Having a heart-to-heart talk with them while they're still young is the best thing to do. Thats why parenting needs a lot of patience.

even the bible would say: it is alright to discipline our kids. a spank might save his life. it is the parents responsibility to mold their kids as to what they should become - a better person. it's alright to discipline our kids but let them understand why they should be punished or why should you discipline them. discipline them but never hate them. or else they will give that back to you.