What are some good discipline techniques for all age groups?

Age-Appropriate Discipline Techniques The disciplining techniques parents use should be based on age-appropriate expectations. For example, explaining to a 13-month-old why she is being punished for hitting her sibling isn't going to get you very far if she can't yet understand reasoning. Using guidelines outlined by the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. Phil suggests the following discipline techniques and when they are effective to use. •Positive Reinforcement Focusing on good behavior instead of bad behavior. Parental attention is one of the most powerful forms of positive reinforcement. •Redirecting This technique literally involves the simple act of redirecting your child to appropriate behavior. •Verbal Instruction/Explanation Going over what you want your child to do and why can help him/her develop good judgment. •Time-outs Time-outs involve physically removing your child from a problem situation. Sending your child to a neutral and "boring" area, such as the corner of a room with no toys or television, and ignoring him/her until he/she is calm and quiet. Time-outs should not last longer than five minutes. One minute of time-out per year of life is a good rule of thumb. •Establishing Rules Explain your rules and be prepared to repeat them until your child learns to follow them on his/her own. •Grounding A technique effective with school-age children and teenagers, it involves restricting your child to a certain place, usually home or his/her room, as punishment. For example, "grounding" your child on a Saturday night as punishment for breaking curfew on Friday night. •Withholding Privileges Children should learn that privileges come with responsibility and they need to be earned. In order to be effective, this technique should be used infrequently. A privilege that is valued by the child, such as watching television or playing with friends, should be removed. Birth to 18 Months Effective: •Positive Reinforcement •Redirecting Ineffective: •Verbal Instruction/Explanation •Time-outs •Establishing Rules •Grounding •Withholding Privileges 18 Months to 3 Years Effective: •Positive Reinforcement •Redirecting •Verbal Instruction/Explanation •Time-outs Ineffective: •Establishment of Rules •Grounding •Withholding Privileges 4 to 12 Years Effective: •Positive Reinforcement •Redirecting •Verbal Instruction/Explanation •Time-outs •Establishment of Rules •Grounding •Withholding Privileges 13 to 16 Years Effective: •Positive Reinforcement •Verbal Instruction/Explanation •Establishment of Rules •Grounding •Withholding Privileges Ineffective: •Redirecting •Time-outs

Discipline with exercise can be helpful by targeting the areas they are having trouble with, ie. Hitting/arms kicking/legs etc. They will not only get a good work out in, but will tire themselves out a bit too.

Read the bible and learn what God has to offer for us and see all the promises He has for us and teach them right from wrong. We need to know the truth about why we are here and how we can get where we are going in life

Stay consistent. Exercise common sense. Be respectful to everyone at every age. Don't make rules you do not believe in and do not intend to keep. Set clear boundaries.

Time out is a good discipline technique for ages 2 through adult. A child often needs a time out to think about what they have done wrong and calm down. The same thing works for an adult. Time out helps them calm down and think rationally.

Point out the behavior, give time, reflect on what happened, Its important that both sides are heard and explained. Following through on realistic punishments (i.e activity or leisure taken away or lessened)

Good discipline techniques for all age groups, well there is always the time out discipline. Where, when the child is misbehaving you give them a warning and tell them this behaviour is unnectable and if they continue they will have time out, if they continue, depending on the age 0-10 years old, every minute for their age is the time they are on time out for. So if they are 5, 5 minutes, if they are 10, 10 minutes, and soon they will learn. Also there is disaplining them in cancelling things they are looking forward to, taking their ipad, phone, tv away for a few days, and hopefully they will learn that this behaviour is not acceptable