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Positive Discipline: Allowances can teach the Life Skill of Money Management II Providing allowances is a tool parents can use to teach children many valuable lessons. Too many parents give "handouts" instead of allowances. Handouts are often based on the whims of parents or the ability of kids to coax, whine, and manipulate Positive Discipline: Allowances can teach the Life Skill of Money Management I The Johnson family was about to complete their weekly grocery shopping when five-year-old Jimmy started coaxing for a toy car. Punitive Time Out Vs Positive Time Out Punitive time-out is not effective because children are not “thinking about what they did!” Again, they are thinking about how to get even, how to avoid detection, or that they are “bad.” Understand the Brain Using the Palm of Your Hand In their book, Parenting from the Inside Out, (Tarcher/Penguin, 2004) Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell present an elegant and refreshingly (to us non-brain-scientists) understandable explanation of brain processes. Control Your Own Behavior A New Look At “Misbehavior” and Controlling Your Own by Jane Nelsen Closet Listening Have you ever tried talking with your children only to be frustrated by one word, unenthusiastic, totally bored responses from your children? Decide What You Will Do, and Follow Through When Children Don’t Keep Their Agreements Dr. Jane Nelsen Distraction and redirection: How do I get my Toddler to Mind? What Does Your Toddler Really “Know” About “No”? Distract and Redirect By Jane Nelsen Don’t Back Talk Back By Jane Nelsen, with excerpts from Positive Discipline A-Z by Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn. Agreements: When Children Don’t Keep Them and Seven Steps to Encourage Cooperation Children are more likely to following agreements they have helped create. Act, Don’t Talk Most parents talk too much and children tune out. Actions speak louder than words. The Golden Rule for Disciplining Children: Do Unto Children What You Would Imagine the following scene. Harry comes home from work and is met at the door by Julie who greets him with a pair of socks in her hand... That's Not Fair Why do children complain, “That’s not fair?” Teaching Children the Difference between What They Feel and What They Do Billy is sad because his friend doesn’t want to play with him. Susan is angry because she doesn’t want to pick up her toys... When Children Won't Listen Lecturing is a great way to train children to not listen. How do you feel when someone lectures to you? How Can Discipline be Positive? Some people think that positive discipline is an oxymoron because they believe discipline is synonymous with punishment.