4 interesting ways to punish children for making mistakes

When children make mistakes, there must be certain punishment measures. However, parents must also be moderate in punishing their children. Otherwise, it will have the opposite effect. Today, the editor brings you 4 very interesting methods of punishment, come and take a look.

Punishing children by eating fruits and vegetables they don’t like

It is inevitable that children have different preferences in food choices, and of course they may be picky eaters. When a child does something wrong, the mother cannot beat or scold him. Seeing that the child is clearly wrong but still shouting that it is unfair, the mother can use some tricks at dinner to "punish" the child. That is to cook vegetables that he doesn't like for dinner and insist that he eat it.

Asking a child to eat vegetables and fruits he doesn’t like is not a cruel punishment. In fact, most of the foods that children don’t like are relatively healthy and have high nutritional value. Therefore, this punishment can make the child "scared" and recognize and reflect on his mistakes at the same time. On the other hand, it is also beneficial and harmless to the child's body.

When parents are eating, they can also "threaten" their children by saying, "If you make the same mistake again next time, you will eat this vegetable for two days. If you make it again, you will eat it for three days, and so on, until the child can really correct the mistake." Then the child will not have to eat a dinner he doesn't like, and will pay attention to his behavior.

Punish the child to clean up the room

When a child makes a mistake, although parents cannot physically punish the child, they can use "labor reform" to make the child aware of the mistake and help reduce the burden of housework. If some children don't like doing housework, then using housework as a punishment is the most painful thing for them.

When parents use housework to punish their children, they should be careful to assign children chores that are within their abilities while ensuring safety. For example, you can ask your baby to clean the room or help wash the dishes. Training children to develop good habits of not returning to their original place is also a good opportunity to train their housework and self-care abilities. When children help with housework, parents can ask them what they have learned to understand whether they recognize their mistakes and whether they have mastered this housework skill.

However, the editor would like to remind parents that when parents use this method to punish their children, they should not directly say that this is punishing the child's wrong behavior. Because in this way, children will equate housework with punishment measures, so they don't need to do housework unless they do anything wrong. This will make children resist housework and is not conducive to the formation of their labor awareness and family responsibility awareness.

Punishing children to do the same thing repeatedly

Repetitive things will inevitably make people feel bored, especially for lively and active children. They are energetic and like new things, so doing the same thing over and over again will only make them feel bored. Therefore, parents can seize this psychology of their children and punish them appropriately.

Repeating something can be a punishment for children to copy textbooks, which can not only practice writing but also achieve the effect of "education"; or parents can let their children "pick beans", that is, mix red, green and yellow beans in a bowl, and let the children pick out the beans according to different colors. This can not only train children's hand-eye coordination and discrimination ability, but also cultivate children's patience.

Parents can plan and arrange the "same thing" according to their children's actual situation. Parents can first understand what their children don't like. It is precisely because the children don't like it that making them repeat it can achieve the punishment effect that the mother wants.

In fact, parents can use this punishment measure to correct their children's bad behavior and cultivate good habits. At the same time, it can also allow children with more impatient personalities to calm down and cultivate patience through repeated tasks. This type of punishment is best combined with praise to reinforce the child's behavior. When the child has completed your punishment task conscientiously, parents can praise the child for his patience and seriousness, and also ask him to pay attention not to make the same mistake again next time. In this way, we can both correct wrong behaviors and shape good "punished" behaviors.

Sitting or standing while singing

Some children lack patience and are too lively and always lose their temper. They make a lot of noise at home and quarrel or even fight with other children outside. If parents’ repeated persuasion fails, they can actually give their children some small “corporal punishment” to help them learn to be more patient.

When making children stand or sit as punishment, parents should first explain to the children the duration of the punishment. It is best to place an alarm clock next to the child being punished, and tell the child that if the child leaves before the alarm rings, the punishment time will be extended. Asking children to sing while being punished by standing or sitting is actually to reduce the time of anxious waiting and distract their attention. When children learn this method, they can relieve their anxiety and become more patient.

Parents should note that they must punish their children after they return home so as not to hurt their children's self-esteem.