How do you correct/punish your kids?
By Glow1971
@Glow1971 (354)
Spain
May 13, 2009 8:27pm CST
My kids are driving me crazy! No matter how many times I ask politely for them to do something, they take forever to finish it. Why is that? It makes me so upset
and I try to not let it get to me but sometimes it's difficult. Whenever I feel I can't take it anymore, I'll take away computer time, cellphones and sometimes money.
I'm sure that I'm not alone in this situation, so please any advice or stories you
would like to share, please do.
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3 responses
@ccarabuena (442)
• Cebu, Philippines
14 May 09
I think taking away the stuffs they value of like their cellphones, less money allowance, curfew will help. So that they will learn how to do their part and then it would be easy. I used to do that with my younger brother before
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
17 May 09
Oh I remember thoughs days. I would come home and the house would be a mess and I would just lose it. Then I decided if things are not going to be done when I told them then I would be on strike. I would come home and go to my bedroom. I would not cook or do there laundry till the house was cleaned up of their messes. I just think kids are like in slow motion for some reason. Go on strike see what happens and good luck to you.
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
14 May 09
I have a feeling your children are older than mine, mine are only five. But I will tell you what I do.
if they are doing something that I do not like or taking too long I count them. I say that is one. then I wait for ten seconds for them to correct their behavior, if they do not correct it I say that is two and count to ten again, if again they do not correct themselves I say that is three and that is when they go to time out, or lose a privilege. I do not discuss it with them, I do not tell them what they did wrong I simply punish them, if they argue with me I do not respond to them.
It works great at the age we are.
