The Do's and Don'ts of Discipline Home Segments Family Family Archive Gen. Parenting Attach. Children instinctively know when their parents are feeling in charge and when they are not. The clues to when children can get their way is usually in the tone of their parents voice and how something is said. Do be consistent.
Children learn the rules better in the face of consistent limits.
When limits are not consistent, children have difficulty knowing when the limits will occur and when they wont. Do make sure you have your child's attention when speaking. Young children are easily distracted and what you say may be falling on deaf ears of you do not. Don't bribe your child into behaving. Your child should be encouraged to behave because it is the right thing to do and not because there is some kind of payment in it.