How do you punish your child usually?

I have one adult son and I have never punished him, nor had the need to ever punish him.Right from when he waa s a little child, I just used to tell him in a very kind firm manner that something ought not to be done.This was of course for a few rare things on very very rare occasions [I cannot even remember /so neglible they must have been.He was such a sweet little angelic child that he did not need any punishment.h By GOd's grace, he is a great performer too.

You father is strict father. I have a son,he is little boy,only 1.5 years old. i don't think that i will beat him when he was wrong.He is my lovely son. maybe i could anger with him. i will bring out the facts and reasons. Beating is not a good method to making children obey you.

Hi Daliaj, I have 2 kids, both boys, and I must say I have my share of struggling moments when they are being stubborn and naughty. I punish them of course, so they know that wrong doings should immediately be stopped are not encouraged at all times. Whenever they do something unacceptable I let them "sit in the corner" (a designated chair placed in one corner of the house), without any toys and without sight of any entertainment ex. TV, Playstation, etc. the point is to make them feel sad and bored, and realize that it's not fun to do bad things. They stay there for a certain period depending on the severity of the offense. Once they "served" the punishment, I first asked them why they were sent to that chair, and I tell them that doing it again means longer time there and less playtime. This form of discipline has been effective so far.

I was the one who got the maximum beatings from my father. I was veryy naughty when i was young. I used to pee in my trousers whenever my father beat me hehehehe. Its ok for parents and also teachers to beat kids. Its for their own good. its become a fashion these days to follow the West where corporal punishments are not followed.. dont tell my peeing to amyone plz

I still don't. But I think physical punishment is very bad way to habituate. I think I'll punish him with no PC and no TV.

From what i know of kids int he famely they usually get punished by no computer, not be able to go outside and see friends, no pocket money that kind of things. However it doesnt really have much effect on them these days after they been bad they do it easely a next time again

Oh yes, I have also had some hard times when i was quite young. I have been beaten hellishly and like cattle. And trust me, it did affect my emotional intelligence for long. I hate to get into that now... Let it be! My advice to parents is that that you can't change your kid, you can make your kid do what you want by beating him. It creates simply the opposite effect of what you want to do... Don't beat your kid so much that he will start hating you at a tender age... Happy myLotting!

Hi dalia, It is easy to say that punishment is not good, don’t punish your kids so and so.. but in practical it is impossible. I am telling the same from my practical experience. In case of a single kid, I think there won’t be much problem, means parents won’t loose their temper often.. if there is more than one kids the scene is different especially with the working mother. You have to manage the fight in between, follow up the studies, do the kitchen works etc and sometimes I am losing my control and even if I didn’t want a physical punishment to my kids, it happens at times. But later I felt guilty on that, it is also a truth. Then I will sit with my son and explain the reason for my anger etc. and a warm hug and kiss is enough to make them happy. In general, punishment is needed but not a physical one instead it should be a healthy way. Not allowing to watch their favorite program, cut short the outdoor play, not giving his/her favorite toys .. the methods are plenty but the patience with the parents also a matter of concern.

Shouting at children or punishing them physically is not the solution.These things will make the child rowdy and stubborn.I have a son who is just 2 years old and he is very naughty.He does whatever he is being asked not to do.But it does not mean that i punish him or scold him,a firm command of voice is just sufficient for him to gt away from unwanted activities. I want to nurture my child in such a manner that a glare should be enough to control his activities.

My son is only 4 months old, so there is not alot of punishment right now. When he scratches me I push his hand away and loudly say NO and that's about it. When he's older I plan to use time outs for minor things and spankings when a major punishment is needed.

Thank God my daughter is today's generation :) I think I can never beat my daughter, it'd broke my heart severly. Giving physical punishment isn't good for her mental development because she will think that violence is the solution.

I think punishment is not a solution of any guilty.. usually we saw many times parents punished their child.. i think.. it is not good.. if you understands your child for their guilty .. with love.. then i think.. it is a best solutions than any punishment.. because child are always hungry of love.. have a nice day and keep mylotting always..

I don't really punish them- i talk to them and scold them. I really don't want to hurt my children..

Hi there! i am a very lenient mother to my daughter but i see to it that i still instill discipline on her so i could give her the proper guidance that she needs while she grows. I gave her punishment whenever I think that she surpasses all her limits, but not to the point that i will gave her physical punishments. It says that if you really want to punish one person, take away from him the thing/things that he enjoyed most. With my daughter's case, she really loves to play with her playmates so when I think that she deserves some punishment, i didn't allow her to play for hours or days depending on the weight of her misbehavior, and after that i will let her know why i do it to her,i explain after wards that i love her so much that's why i have to that to correct her mistakes. I think this works for us.

No i cant use stick to punish my kids as my family will never allow to do so and personaly i am against this, think same way if we are punished by our masters or someone else then will u accept this, well i am just talking in a loud voice say shouting above them when they are not listening and some time giving slap but......... lateron mostly i feel bad that why i slaped..............

i dont actually punish my kids or let say nephews and neice, all i did is give them some learnings about life,, its like sharing them some wisdom of becomming a good person in the near future.