Tips for Effective Discipline on Children

• Trust your child to do the right thing within the limits of his age and stage of development.

• Make sure what you ask for is reasonable.

• Speak to your child as you would want to be spoken to if someone was reprimanding you. Don't resort to name calling, yelling or disrespect.

• Be clear about what you mean. Be firm and specific.

• Model positive behavior. "Do as i day, not as I do" seldom works.

• Allow for negotiation and flexibility, which can help build your child's social skill.

• Let you child experience the consequences of his behavior.

• Whenever possible, consequences should be delivered immediately, should relate to the rule broken, and be short enough in duration that you can move on again to emphasize the positives.

• Consequences should be fair and appropriate to the situation and the child's age.