Simple Daily Routine Guidelines - Discipline
The above statement is what's meant by the term discipline. It’s bizarre, how easily parents confuse discipline with behaviour management. And as long as you cannot differentiate the two you will always mess up on this one. Let’s address behaviour management first. This ranges from minor annoying behaviours to very serious actions of rebellion. Talking of which each level comes with a different managerial approach. But whatever the level don't you ever get mangled into thinking change will not come, or it’s too late to turn this around. Some levels of bad behaviour may even look like mentor illness, but I encourage you to take heart and keep on keeping on. Change will soon come. Let’s keep going…
Establishing A Simple Routine
You have to establish a routine in form of a simple daily step by step set of guidelines based upon your child’s needs and seek to follow it through with maximum consistence. Sprinkling a little routine here and a little something there will only yield confusion to your child and you wont even know it. Be sure to make little adjustments from time to time to suitably meet your baby’s development needs.
Why A Routine?
Children like routine and they need a routine of some sort. It is the first step to learning about discipline – instruction. From it they learn to expect. It gives them lots of comfort when they know something will happen at a certain time. They also learn to look forward to something as they capture the concept of times and moments. It’s amazing as they fit naturally in their little routine that they become like a clock. That’s how I know that the concept of time is a big thing in their little world.
Boundaries
Set boundaries and define them properly and clearly. And expect them to be broken at times. But that is not a point to lose it, just reinstate them over and over, as you continue reminding. Sometime children break rules because they want to be made a fuss of, and most of the time a child will push past the rules due to an enthusiasm to learn. Please do not haste to punish him, or to shutter her efforts: try and make him understand that what he did is unacceptable, regardless. your total approach will determine the enormity of your success.
Why rules or boundaries?
When established early, you will not have to sweat it but rather you and the child will be simply following naturally. The main reason is that children feel secure and safe when they know where and when to stop. When they know what to access and what not to. Indeed they are secure and safe with rules. It is the beginning of the process to build their confidence when they know what is rightfully theirs and proceed to retrieve it with a sense of freedom.
By establishing rules you’re simply communicating security and safety. On the other hand, you are telling your children that you are the commander of that home. you 're also reflecting to them that you are working in the best interest of their welfare. And that they can depend on you for future reference. Boundaries are very important. Always remind them their limit when and where to stop.
Know when to introduce certain things; Do not compromise in situations that cause your rules to flop. You need a little discipline yourself in doing this. Remember that children do not know what they need they just know what they want and as it turns out they tend to want it NOW. Interestingly, they cannot want something without their vicinity. For them, it is more of a sight thing. So never give them choices when you know you don’t want them to make one. Because they will always work against you and you will be surprised. You don’t honestly expect to keep your fingers crossed hopping they would choose what falls in your favour?! That is a myth. They will never. Once they make their choice, try undoing it and it will all spell disaster. If you need them to do something just ask. And don’t forget to say pleaseJ
To Your Success
Is There Such a Thing
as Baby discipline?