Between not wanting to eat, make his bed, pick up his toys, turn off the screen, leave the cell phone, put on his shoes, get dressed, stop running around the house … A whole daily battle occurs when it comes to disciplining your child. What to do?
Probably this resource that we are about to share is very useful for you in the matter of disciplining your child.
THE KEY IS TO ESTABLISH ROUTINES
Routines help children know how to be orderly and orderly, follow rules, and have limits; give it structure. Therefore, if you accustom him to routines as a baby, as a child it will not be difficult for you to listen to him when you ask him to keep his toys in a box or to brush his teeth or that when it is time to eat, he does not play or there is a limit to using the tablet.
Although, this does not mean that if you have an older child, routines will not work for you, just that you may need more patience with him.
Routines discipline you from baby
Still until its sixth month of life it is necessary that you bend every time your baby wants to sleep or eat. From the seventh month on, you will be able to start caring for him in an order (a: when he wakes up, feed him; then, change his diaper; then play with him and finally, put him to bed so that he goes back to sleep. And the same thing every day, gradually introducing activities such as bathing, strolling, etc.
How to work them?
- The most important activities to include in the first routines are: breakfast, lunch and dinner; snacks, nighttime sleep and at least a nap. If you can make your
child satisfied in all this, it will be easier for him to adapt later to a certain order. - Establish routines at times that require greater organization, such as the morning, before daycare, and the evening, before bedtime. This will result in fewer battles with the little one.
- If you have an older child (ages 5 and up), involve them in routine planning.
- Make posters that illustrate as simple as possible the sequence of activities for your little one (and for you parents, preferably). This will be a
permanent reminder and motivator for everyone. - Include in the routine some free time for your child, so that he also unleashes his spontaneity and learns to entertain himself.
- Post reminders for your child (for example, on the doors of his room) of what he has to do in a certain period of time. You can also
ring the alarm clock to indicate that the time for a certain activity, such as gaming, has run out. - Once your child is well into the routine, reward him every time he does something without help or a reminder; for example, when you put a toy away after using it.
- Remember, a child needs to take his time to assimilate all the new things that surround him, he cannot respond as quickly as you would like since his
learning is gradual, be patient with him.