Rev Creflo Dollar is in hot water right now for allegedly, punching, choking, and hitting his daughter with a shoe. Reportedly Rev Creflo Dollar and his daughter got into an argument about a party his daughter wanted to attend. According to Creflo Dollar his daughter attacked him first resulting in him putting his hands on her.
Now it’s obvious Creflo may believe in the “Spare The Rod Spoil The Child” excerpt in the Bible, but did he take it too far? We hit up the parent blogs to research some alternative things Creflo Dollar could have done to help him gain control in his home. For all of the parents out there who are dealing with rebellious kids maybe you could take some advice from these bloggers.
Here are 7 proven creative ways to discipline your child Via Fabulously40.com
1-Change the environment
Making some simple changes in the environment, works wonders! Mishaps do happen; on such occasions, practical solutions will do the trick. One example: Instead of “I’ve told you time and again not to eat sweets before dinner,” try hiding the sweets some place where your child will not be able to locate.
2-Rehearse the problem
By role-playing situations with children, we can teach them what to do or what not to do. Example you can tell your child: “You be the art teacher and I will be you.” By rehearsing this out, your child learns that the situation could have been handled differently, while you learn that it isn’t easy being a kid.
3-Teach to breathe easy
Children can be taught to calm down by taking a few deep breaths. Siblings do fight and it’s hard to figure out who’s to blame. Instead of trying to figure out this dilemma, it’s best to help children by trying out simple breathing exercise together; this calms both sides considerably.
4-Teach to take charge
Children can be taught self- management’ skills—-important requisites to achieving goals. It teaches them increased productivity and better organization. It is worthwhile to remind children what they are supposed to do instead of constantly nagging them about what’s to be done.
5-Guide gently
Gentle persuasion with children is far more effective than rough handling. Mental health professionals advocate the use of manual guidance to help change the child’s unwanted behavior. For example, if you see your child grabbing food from a plate, it’s best to move his hand back gently by saying “Good, I like to see your hands where they should be.” Gentleness is the key to avoiding any aggressive consequences in the child’s behavior.
6-Give timely signals
Clear indications of what your expectations are from your children helps. Teach your children discrimination training. This means it’s O.K. for them to burst into your room when the door is ajar; but not O.K. for them to barge in before knocking when the door is closed. The challenge is to let children know when certain types of behavior are O.K. for their parents.
7-Make a behavioral contract
Another successful technique is the “behavioral contract.” This entails a pact between the child and parents to identify the Problem, Target behavior and Deal. For example, if you want your child’s room to be clean which is usually messy, the child needs to adopt Target behavior to have the room cleaned once a week. Under Deal, you could specify what your child is expected to do: clean room every Saturday. Then you can add what you as a parent would do in return. For example: Mum promises not to nag throughout the week and offer a choice of dessert for that day. In this way, a deal is struck and your child will not only be excited to sign the contract, but also honor it with the best of intentions.
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