Yesterday I was watching a 5 yo boy hitting his father at a restaurant. The father picked him up took him away from the table and instantly played games with him and this changed the boy's mood. But the father is probably baffled as to why his son always acts up. Little does he realise that he is rewarding his son for bad behaviour. This boy has learnt to associate punching his father with good times. If only they knew where they were going wrong.
So what should he have done? Time out. He should have taken his son away from the table and asked him to think about what he was doing. Leave him for a few minutes, come back and ask him if he is sorry. For this father it may take a few times to change his sons behaviour but persistence will pay off.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
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