Effective Discipline Techniques For Children

When it comes to parenting there is no such thing as the perfect parent. Most individuals parent as they were raised. However when it comes to hitting, spanking and corporal punishment on children does that really work or change the child's behavior? Attitudes are changing and abuse is abuse. Yet many parents are getting in trouble with Child Protective Services which children are being removed from their homes and parents are facing legal, financial problems and yes having to take classes for their reaction as it relates to perhaps the methods one chose to discipline thier child.

When is comes to discipline for children, the age and development of the child must be taken into consideration. Discipline is also about teaching and not punishment. When a child acts out or break a rule there should be consequences. Yet how should a parent react?

According to a survey many adults reported being spanked, hit, received corporal punishment or was called names by a parent. Twenty years later according to The American Academy Of Pediatrics On Spanking Children they believe don't do it ever.They have found that aversive discipline strategies including all forms of corporal punishment and yelling at or shaming children can cause issues in children even later in life. What they found is that the brain does not grow and develophitting as well once there has been physical punishment to the point where it can cause learning problems, problems with vocabulary and memory, as well as aggressive behaviors. So again with children's behavior becoming more challenging what can a parent do?

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