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Children's Discipline
By Ruben Francia, Fri Dec 9th

Did you know that inconsistency on matters of discipline givesdouble messages, produces anxiety and can be very confusing toyour children? Children need to know where they stand in theirbehaviors. It is therefore critical for parents to resolve theirdifferences in matters of children's discipline.

Since parents leave on a separate house, they oftendiffer in their rules and expectations for their children.People tend to view individual differences in terms of right andwrong. The adage holds: "If you are not with me, you are againstme." In marriage, people call it incompatibility. In divorce,these differences sometimes resulted to expensive litigation,each trying to force the other to change and stop beingdifferent.

The matter of disciplining children can be the source ofconflict among parents. Each parent has different ideasas to what the appropriate discipline should be. Each viewed theother's proposal of disciplining as wrong. The consequences oftheir dispute were that there was ineffective or no disciplineat all.


To turn differences into a unified discipline, parents shouldresolve the differences according to children's best interest.They can adopt the approach as listed below:

1. Make an agreement with your former spouse on what isrealistically expected for your children. These should be basedon the children's age, their temperament, their ability tofollow directions, and the structure of the family.

2. Come to some meeting of the minds on what values are highestpriorities for each and on which behaviors you both agree areimportant to nurture in your children.

3. Discuss with your former spouse your preferences fordiscipline to see if there is an opportunity for consistencyacross households.

4. In areas where there is an opportunity for consistency acrosshouseholds, make an agreement with your former spouse thatwhatever approaches are agreed upon, both of you will beconsistently using the same when the children are with you.

5. Write the agreements down, review them and be sure they areworkable.

6. In areas in which you differ,

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find a compromise that you bothcan live with and stick by it.

7. Set clear expectations for the children at each home. Explainto the children that there are certain rules at mom's house andcertain rules at dad's house.

8. Never argue in the front of the children about disagreementsin discipline approaches.

Help your children know where they stand in their behaviors. Getresolve your differences in matters of children's discipline.Support each other.

Copyright by Ruben Francia. All Rights Reserved.

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About the author:Ruben Francia is an author of an indispensable parentingguide ebook, entitled "101 Ways To Raise Your 'Divorced'Children To Success". Discover the ways to raising healthy,happy and successful children even if you're on divorced. Visithis web site at http://www.101divorceparenting.com

 
 
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