Raising a child can be the most difficult job you will ever have. Many parenting frustrations can be alleviated through a positive approach to discipline. With patience, love and practice, discipline can be a valuable experience for both parent and child. These helpful tips are brought to you by the Hold on to Dear Life® campaign at Primary Children's Medical Center.
- Positive discipline teaches children responsibility.
- Effective discipline increases self-esteem in your child. Fear, guilt, humiliation and anger are ineffective punishments.
- It's impossible for you to make sensible discipline choices if you are thinking irrationally.
- Step back from the situation until you are calm.
- Use love and patience with infants.
- Infants do not understand discipline of any kind.
- Shaking an infant is dangerous. Never, never, never shake an infant.
- Hitting and spanking create fear rather than respect and teach children to use violence.
- Set clear, reasonable limits for your child.
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For more information about Hold On to Dear Life, contact Primary Children's Medical Center's Child Advocacy department, (801) 662-6580.