What are suitable punishments for children?

Acceptable means of discipline include withdrawal or delay of privileges, consequences and time-out. Example: The child destroys toys. Instead of replacing these toys, let the child learn the logical consequences. Destroying toys will result in no toys to play with.

Is it OK to leave a 12 year old?

While every child is different, we wouldn’t recommend leaving a child under 12 years old home alone, particularly for longer periods of time. Children in primary school aged 6-12 are usually too young to walk home from school alone, babysit or cook for themselves without adult supervision.

Is grounding your child a good or bad discipline?

Grounding can build resentment in your child. Enter grounding. And while it can work from time to time depending on your child’s behavior, it’s best to not use it as a regular form of harsh discipline.

Is it bad to ground your child?

What’s more, when you take away your child’s privileges and their freedom to leave the house, but you fail to give them meaningful tasks to complete, you can be left with a bored, nagging child and that’s definitely a recipe for disaster. It’s not that grounding your child is inherently bad. It just depends on how you ground your child.

Should you use consequences to punish your child?

After all, your goal is for your child to make the right choices by herself, even when you’re not there. So use consequences to require your child to practice the skills she needs to improve her behavior. Understand that a consequence given without that focus is just a punishment that won’t teach your child anything.

Do you have to stay home if your child is grounded?

Most parents don’t realize that when you ground your child, you’re also getting grounded. That’s because if your child has to remain home, you probably have to stay home to ensure that he or she is safe and that they’re not breaking more rules in your absence.