Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Where Dads Go Wrong With Discipline

Where Dads Go Wrong With Discipline

Not sure of the best way to go about disciplining your defiant child or teenager? The last thing you want to do is become a dad who "means business," or the father who raises his voice and "makes" his kids listen. Dads who have a "punishment mentality" don't teach their children to make positive changes in their behavior. Instead, these dads use shame, and intimidation to influence their kids to behave differently. As a "yeller in recovery," Jeffrey Bernstein, PhD., family psychologist and author of Liking the Child You Love, shares six smart strategies for disciplining your child on Smartman Daily.