How parents should educate their children

Parents must have this path down, or problems will arouse soon.

1- Create a written down schedule about the rules in the house.

• Time to get up in the morning
• Time to do homework
• Time for leusure alone
• Time for leusire with family members
• Time to eat
• Time to put away all toys
• Time to do a shore

2- Create a written down poster about what is not allowed in the household.

• Not:  yelling, screaming, pushing, answering back to parents, kicking furniture, writing on the walls etc etc.

3- Create a written poster of the consequences of braking the rules. "Time out" is imperative for children less than 10 years of age. They have to stay put in a place from 3 to 10 minutes. However, this technique only works when the child understands it. An adult must talk to a child face to face, in a firm, not loud voice, and give warnings that a rule is being  broken, and that if it doesn't stop that child will be put in time out.

• No cell phone
• No TV
• No Computer
• Curfew

4- Teach your child about the "food family group" and write the name of all foods in a chart and decide what they can have in the morning, afternoon etc. Do not serve them junk food at all times. Have a jar or a  bowl with all his snacks for the entire day placed in the kitchen. Have an apple, an orange, a banana, have some chips, juices, candies, and let your child know that he is allowed to have anything from that jar or bowl. However, have the time set for each snack.

5- IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDISCIPLINED  - Here is what you do!

• Tell your child that, from today on, things are going to be different.
• Unload all your faults as a parent - Starting from saying that you have not spent enough time with him or her or all of them, for that matter; and that you have been away most of the time. Let him know that you are sorry for being so rude with him, when he was just being a child. Let him know that you have not payed enough attention to his needs as a parent, and that you are going to make things better. Talk with your child as if he was a co-worker this time, by respecting your child as you would respect any other human being.
• Stop being so authoritary!
• Do not spank! It is not necessary!
• Spank yourself!
• Do not yell! It is annoying!
• Again, set the rules up front, and share with them what the new rules are and how they are going to be followed.
• Be a parent - and stop being a child!
• If your child has no discipline, it is your fault!
• BE the adult!
• Do not play the "victim" part.
• You chose this life, therefore, take it, and make it better. Learn about discipline, and apply into yourself.
• Remember once and for all, if your child has no discipline, you are the only one to blame. Start with the person in the mirror.
• Do not drink or smoke near them.
• Do not enoucrage bad behavior!
• Be aware of your child schedule and participate!

Thanks,
Milton