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Can I tell my child to shut up?
Telling your children to ‘shut up’ may not only come off as rude – it is also unhealthy and to some extent, demeaning. You may want to say it as a quick way to enforce discipline, but it may scar your child forever.
How do strict parents affect child?
Kids raised with strict discipline tend to have antisocial behavioral problems such as rebellion, anger, aggression and delinquency. Although some parents think that strict parenting produces better-behaved kids, studies show that such a parenting style actually produces kids that have more behavioral problems.
How do you raise a stubborn child?
12 Tips for Peaceful Parenting Your Strong-Willed, Spirited Child
- Remember that strong-willed kids are experiential learners.
- Your strong-willed child wants mastery more than anything.
- Give your strong-willed child choices.
- Give her authority over her own body.
- Avoid power struggles by using routines and rules.
What’s the best way to get my kids to shut up?
1. Bribe them with candy. Specifically, suckers. They are long lasting and don’t lose their flavor, even a little Dum-Dum. That right there will buy you at least an extra five minutes, if they keep sucking and not crunching them. Another good one is a Starburst.
When is it appropriate to tell your child to shut up?
Sometimes they want backtalk to stop, sometimes they want complaining to stop, and sometimes they’re just tired of listening to their child. No matter what the context, saying “Shut up” is rarely helpful and never appropriate. It begins a power struggle which the child may not be willing to lose.
What’s the best way to keep a child quiet?
Give it to your kid with a highlighter and tell him to find all the instances of the word “the” and highlight them. Tell him you know how many there are, and if he gets it right he gets a penny for each one. No, you don’t really know — but it’s the challenge that will keep him quiet.
What to do when your child is being rude?
Instead, the next time it happens, try saying: “Don’t talk to me that way, I don’t like it.” Then turn around and leave the room. When things have calmed down, tell your child what the consequence is for their rude behavior.