I know that many of you mothers are just like I am when it comes to disciplining children- you’re kind of a wimp. You just don’t want to do it because you are afraid your kids won’t like you. Or- you could be feeling that you discipline all of the time and what you’re doing never works. No matter what you do, your kids just won’t listen to you.
I know that many of you mothers are just like I am when it comes to disciplining children- you’re kind of a wimp. You just don’t want to do it because you are afraid your kids won’t like you. Or- you could be feeling that you discipline all of the time and what you’re doing never works. No matter what you do, your kids just won’t listen to you.
I get it. You’re not alone. The truth is, disciplining children well is hard work on many levels. It requires that we act in a controlled manner and implement a well-thought plan. In fact, good discipline feels counter-intuitive at times. We must do the right thing for our children when we don’t want to and we must not act from impulsive emotions. In fact, disciplining children well requires that we discipline ourselves!
That’s why we need help. As good parents, we must take a hard look at why we discipline, how we discipline and then when we discipline in order to come up with a good strategy that works. Our children’s behavior is far too important to devise plans on the fly, so we must be intentional, controlled and the plan we create must make sense.