Comments on: Toddler Discipline: Alternatives to Time-Out http://thedadjam.com/toddler/toddler-discipline-alternatives-time-out/ Fun, help, advice, tips and stories, all about parenting and being a dad. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Head Jammer http://thedadjam.com/toddler/toddler-discipline-alternatives-time-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Head Jammer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:43:15 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=919#comment-1008 @Tina, thanks for your comment, that is very true, good point! @Tina, thanks for your comment, that is very true, good point!

]]> By: Tina @ Ride On Toys http://thedadjam.com/toddler/toddler-discipline-alternatives-time-out/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Tina @ Ride On Toys Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:36:37 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=919#comment-1007 "Remember that discipline is not the same as punishment." This is a great point. After spending some time helping out in a preschool center, I would have to say that this is one of the most misunderstood concepts to many parents. Somewhere along the line some parents forget to teach the correct behavior, instead they tend to just punish the wrong behavior. .-= Tina @ Ride On Toys´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.toddlerrideontoys.net/radio-flyer-scooter.html" rel="nofollow">The Classic Red Radio Flyer Scooter</a> =-. “Remember that discipline is not the same as punishment.”

This is a great point. After spending some time helping out in a preschool center, I would have to say that this is one of the most misunderstood concepts to many parents. Somewhere along the line some parents forget to teach the correct behavior, instead they tend to just punish the wrong behavior.
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]]> By: Head Jammer http://thedadjam.com/toddler/toddler-discipline-alternatives-time-out/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Head Jammer Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:05:05 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=919#comment-809 Hi Kevin, thanks for your comment lol glad you liked it ;-) Hi Kevin, thanks for your comment lol glad you liked it ;-)

]]> By: Kevin http://thedadjam.com/toddler/toddler-discipline-alternatives-time-out/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Kevin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:02:54 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=919#comment-808 "Use natural consequences to stop the beheadings." Great post overall, with some helpful tips. With 3 daughters of my own, I just had to call out the line above as my favorite. Gave me a good laugh. :-) “Use natural consequences to stop the beheadings.”

Great post overall, with some helpful tips. With 3 daughters of my own, I just had to call out the line above as my favorite. Gave me a good laugh. :-)

]]> By: Head Jammer http://thedadjam.com/toddler/toddler-discipline-alternatives-time-out/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Head Jammer Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:44:36 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=919#comment-592 @Jon, I really like your example and giving choices like that is a great idea. I also like that you explain what the alternatives are and that you give her the opportunity to make the decision. Great stuff, thanks for sharing! @Jon, I really like your example and giving choices like that is a great idea. I also like that you explain what the alternatives are and that you give her the opportunity to make the decision. Great stuff, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Jon @ DadTrek http://thedadjam.com/toddler/toddler-discipline-alternatives-time-out/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Jon @ DadTrek Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:43:21 +0000 http://thedadjam.com/?p=919#comment-590 Those are great suggestions. I always love giving choices, with one option being undesirable, and the other option being correct behavior. So for example... Works: "Stop throwing your toy at the TV. Either take it over to the other side of the family room, or you can go to timeout." Doesn't Work: "Stop throwing the toy at the TV or you're going to timeout." With that last example, I'm not teaching her a good/desirable alternative. Instead I'm just punishing a negative consequence. Since my daughter's only 2 years old, she needs help thinking of a constructive alternative. <abbr><em>Jon @ DadTrek’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.dadtrek.com/807/5-reasons-to-exercise/" rel="nofollow">5 Reasons Dads Should Exercise</a></abbr></em> Those are great suggestions. I always love giving choices, with one option being undesirable, and the other option being correct behavior. So for example…

Works: “Stop throwing your toy at the TV. Either take it over to the other side of the family room, or you can go to timeout.”

Doesn’t Work: “Stop throwing the toy at the TV or you’re going to timeout.”

With that last example, I’m not teaching her a good/desirable alternative. Instead I’m just punishing a negative consequence. Since my daughter’s only 2 years old, she needs help thinking of a constructive alternative.

Jon @ DadTrek’s last blog post..5 Reasons Dads Should Exercise

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