Discipline and rewards system

There are so many options when it comes to discipline and awards for positive behavior. On this page I will be giving ideas on reward systems,sticker boards,earning box ideas, and the way I discipline. Share your comments with me so we all can learn from each other,cause i don’t care who you are there was a time when you wanted to pull your hair out lol.

DISCIPLINE

There are so many ways of discipline. I am going to tell you what i have used and what has not worked as a single parent. These ideas may work for you or maybe not,but they are options that you can use if you need ideas.

NAUGHTY CHAIR

The naughty chair was hard to work with at first for me but it became a one of the best solutions i have ever used.

Place a chair away from activity in the house,could be in the hall way or a corner ,dont put the chair near the t.v.,i think your child would love that idea but you wont get your point across. I never really used a time limit when they was in the naughty chair,its up to you how you handle that. I just went off of there actions and if they was being quiet like asked. When you first put them in the chair it will not be easy.They will try to get up and test you or just go run off. You cant give in.If they get up simply walk up to them dont say a word and sit them back in the chair, it maybe take some time to get them to stay but i promise they will after a while and when they do….walk up to where they are settled and kneel down to there level and say “I had to put you in the naughty chair cause you was being naughty” then simply ask for them to say sorry,if they dont you know there not ready to get up yet.If they do say sorry say “thank you but remember that you will be put right back on the naughty chair if your actions continue”.tell them you love them but stand firm and let them go play or whatever they were doing before.

Like I said this may or may not work for you but there are other options out there.

CORNER TIME OUTS

People handle this so differently today but i will explain on how I use it.And hopefully it will help you.

I always go off of my childrens ages when it comes to putting them in the corner. Lets say your child is 7 years old. You would put them in the time out for 7 minutes. There age is the number of minutes for the time out. If they keep messing around and not taking the time out serious I will give them a warning that im going to add a minute and if they keep up there negative actions I add a minute. Believe me they will get your point. May take a little bit but they will understand. Once they get out of there time out get eye level with them and ask them why they believe you placed them in the time out, just to make sure they understand the behavior they did was wrong. Always make sure you tell them you love them and give them a hug. But stay strong. The point of punishment is to help them grow and to teach them wrong from right,because you love them.

WRITING SENTENCES

This is a action I use when time outs just don’t seem to work anymore. Simply grab a piece of paper and write whatever u wish for them to write on the first line and tell them to copy it and write it for how many times you would like. I go off of the negative behavior they did to decide how many. I have had to have them do up to 50. Just use good judgement and your point will get across.

There are so many ways of discipline and ideas you can use. I will be updating this section soon.Thank You for reading (please leave a comment,we would like to hear your input).

Reward Systems

To make good reward systems you have to be creative. Use your imagination. I will be letting you in on some of my tricks I have used and they are fun you will have a good time with your child. When your child shows positive behavior it is very important that you recognize it. Just ignoring the positive things they do will cause issues for you and them in the future. Here are some fun and creative ideas for rewarding your childs positive behavior.

1.Earning box/Rewards box

Simply grab a shoe box or some kind of box and decorate it with your kids. My kids and I made a rocker heart dude sitting on a solid color shoe box,it was fun. Next grab small pieces of paper and you write down on them some special earnings for example..a treat, a movie night, a dad and son/daughter night, pizza, money, get to stay up an hour later that night, just be creative and smart and your child will love it. Everytime you feel they did a good job at something they went above and beyond about let them stick there hand in the earnings box and pick a piece of paper and watch there faces shine.

2. Sticker board

Grab a large piece of cardboard and decorate it with your children then write every child involved name on it. Everytime they do a chore correctly or on time or gets a good grade or helps out the family somehow etc.. put a sticker next to there name. Tell your child if they get a certain amount of stickers they will be rewarded.reward them with what ever you wish. This is a fun and great idea.

3. Allowances

Its always a good thing to have your child get an allowance. But they have to earn it. Dont go overboard with it,be senceable but fair. Of course they can earn a little more if they go above and beyond. If they want a certain toy or item that isnt to nessasary to have then let them earn an allowance for it. It will make them feel like they earned it all on there own and teach them responsibility. Just keep it in mind it could help you out in the long run.

More ideas to come….