Do you have to discipline your children? Does it sometimes make you feel bad or discouraged when you need to do it? Check out today's Mommy Motivation all about discipline! And be encouraged, you are doing the best thing for your child!

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If you don’t like using time out to discipline your toddler or young child, there are other forms of discipline that may work better for you and your family or you can use a combination of discipline methods.  Remember that each child responds differently to discipline methods.  One child may respond to a variety of discipline methods, while another child in your…

There is nothing more heartbreaking than witnessing a small child being humiliated, mistreated and hit in public by his mother. No child, no matter what he has done, deserves to be disrespected and hurt, both physically and emotionally by someone who is supposed to protect him. This is not the first time I have witnessed something like this and it saddens me to think children everywhere are being raised in a family environment where such behavior is considered okay and normal. You may…

Up until 6 months ago, I would have never wrote that title. I had a false outlook on "strong willed" children. I mean, after all, when anybody sees a child acting stubbornly it is always frowned upon. They always say with a snarling expression, "Oh that child is stubborn!", or "she is as stubborn as a mule!". But, I am so thankful, God allowed me to hear the testimony of a godly, stubborn woman; who mothered a stubborned child. She opened my eyes in a new way towards "The Strong Willed…

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I was abused as a child. My mother, I believe, was not ready to be a mom but back then it was the normal 70’s trend to be married and have kids because that's what a…

My name is Amanda and I am a yeller. I can say this with a little less shame because I come by this trait honestly. My dad is yeller, his dad before him; in fact, I would venture to say I come from a long line of yellers. Does this make the yelling OK? No, but I am not nearly as terrifying as my dad was when he would get all fired up and start cursing in Croatian. Watch out! That big man always looked like he was two minutes away from bursting an artery in his neck when he got going. Fast…

My husband and I were struggling with two problems. Our five year old wanting to play video games all the time and his misbehavior in general.

Tristian has some heavily autistic symptoms and behavior- but without an easy diagnosis because one, we don't know what's related to the medical problems or treatments; and two, I didn't realize he was…

After reading articles over the last few weeks about how parents have abandoned traditional ways of discipline and opting to not discipline at all, it has caused me to look at the direct correlation and obvious impact this departure has had on our society. Our jails are busting at the seams and kids are more selfish, disrespectful, materialistic, and bratty. Hopefully I didn't describe any of your kids in the last sentence, but we have to do some serious re-evaluating if we believe that our…

Are you constantly frustrated because it seems like your child doesn't listen to your instructions at all?

Well, you're not alone! One of our biggest problems as parents is how to get our children to follow. And sadly, the easiest way to do that is by showing we're upset. 

But it doesn't always have to be that way. Let me show you with this simple, easy technique.…

Terrific Tuesday - it is terrific to raise the bar on discipline at home and at work.



Each Terrific Tuesday throughout the month of October, this blog will explore the idea of raising the bar, of getting better at something.  Previously this month, this space has been used to look at raising the bar as an entrepreneur, …

**Originally posted at www.littlerandr.org September 10th**

Do you find yourself repeating instructions several times before your child follows you?

Are you often engaged in a power struggle because the little one refuses to do as he is told?

Well then, I know how you feel.

Which is why you shoud definitely read this post because it will show you how to get your child to listen and follow you,…

One of my earliest memories is of me as a very small child. I don't know if my sister was even born yet but I'm guessing she either was brand new or about to arrive. The memory is of my mom walking into my play room, taking one look around the chaos that I'd created and telling me sternly to clean up. Upon hearing her words and surveying the mess, I looked up at the window, wishing I could fly out of it to escape the task before me. I've considered this memory many times, thinking about how…

A woman from Minnesota was convicted of domestic assault, among other things, because of how she chose to discipline her boyfriend’s 13 year-old daughter.

To make things worse, the unfortunate teen’s father was also charged since he allowed the punishment to take place.

What did these “parents” do to face criminal charges?…

Ever heard of the phrase "this is going to hurt me a lot more than it's going to hurt you"? Well, today I understood that phrase.



I was that phrase.



When it comes to discipline we prefer to talk it out and explain why the action is wrong, then there is taking a toy away and/or time out. If all else fails, then we will consider spanking, as the last resort.



D has never been spanked. We have smacked his hand but never fully on spanked.



Until…

There are times when nothing I do seems to work with my toddler.  It's as though as her confidence grows so does her willingness to talk back.  I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert at discipline.  I just try my best to reinforce consequences for bad behavior.  Izzy can throw a tantrum like the best of them with the tears, the screaming and even flailing legs for an added affect.  That said I still think that generally Izzy is pretty well behaved. …

The kid sure knows how to pull at the heart strings.