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nannyde 01:35 PM 05-29-2010
Originally Posted by professionalmom:
I firmly believe that children who are that much out of control (not just mimicking other children), have some other problem such as hearing or learning disability (as an example). Some may be abused at home or witnessing abuse.
Or we have a generation of children who get to act horribly with their parents and in "public" with nothing of consequence happening to them. The only consequence we are allowed to exact is time out. Time out is a very ineffective technique. It's especially ineffective when it's limited to a couple of minutes and done out in the open where the child can still see and hear what is going on in the room. It means nothing to most children.

One of the worst possible adult responses to children misbehaving is distraction. Distraction does nothing but buy you the moment. This is why the OP isn't having any consistency when she is able to change their minds now and then. Distraction is a REWARD for bad behavior.

Nan
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