consequences

When Consequences Don’t Work

Your son rides his bike without a helmet. Again. You’ve nagged, begged, pleaded, and informed him of the dangers of riding without one. Next, you’ve issued Consequences! You’ve taken the bike away and put it in the garage for a day, then a week and then, a whole month. You’ve done everything the parenting books say for a consequence to work. » Read more

Beg, Bargain and Bribe

5 Tips for Turning Bad Habits into Effective Parenting Raising a family, with all the joys that come with it, is still a lot of work for most parents. Often parents know what they want to do when it comes to parenting their children but end up falling into bad habits. Bribing, bargaining and begging are a few techniques you may have used to get your children to cooperate. Bribes, or rewards, a more positive way to describe them, can actually be an effective tool for positive parenting but they have to be used appropriately. » Read more