My kids have an awful lot of feelings to validate! I need to learn to keep my mouth shut and have a better attitude when they are screaming at the top of their lungs (the 6 year old). Check out what others have to say:
I so much wanted to use positive time-out instead of a punitive time-out with these kids (or any kids), but with the chaotic situation we started with, we resorted to what worked. And, yes, as Jane Nelson states, it is coming with revenge from the kids. I am still using punitive time-out but I do want to try positive time-outs at some point. We just had to have some sort of order to the chaos. At first they did nothing we told them to do, but now we are making some progress and seeing some order in our home.
I will let you know when I get this one figured out! I definitely need to start using a positive time-out myself to let myself cool off before dealing with a behavior issue. In the meantime, get some good ideas from Jane Nelson.
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