tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33614698.post2564058461827122976..comments2023-09-11T05:39:20.398-07:00Comments on Parenting With Dignity: A Question about Peer Pressure and PunishmentMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406699346415376242noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33614698.post-23983528105499992502007-07-19T12:54:00.000-07:002007-07-19T12:54:00.000-07:00great post Mac, I love the peer pressure bit!great post Mac, I love the peer pressure bit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33614698.post-54374610989030389142007-07-10T15:07:00.000-07:002007-07-10T15:07:00.000-07:00Wow. We also are dealing with a disrespectful, mi...Wow. We also are dealing with a disrespectful, misbehaving neighbor child. It is frustrating to deal with a child that plays mean, but even more frustrating when the parents instigate, allow and exemplify the same behavior. <BR/><BR/>Our children's day care, the public school, and the area education agency is suggesting Love and Logic for discipline, but after I read it, the concept seemed to assume that the child knows appropriate behavior. When I see how my neighbor child behaves, he has no idea what is appropriate behavior, and his parents don't either.<BR/><BR/>Parenting With Dignity sounds like employs both teaching children how to make appropriate behavior choices, and advocates that parents (and caregivers) need to teach and show children the appropriate behaviors. I would think that the technique to show correct behaviors and making good choices would also help with my 5 year old that has Autistic Spectrum Disorder. We just need to find techniques to teach and show him how he can control his own tantrums and frustration points.<BR/><BR/>I will definitely need to check this book out. Thanks for the blog!Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419277376891789393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33614698.post-43112243864172140042007-06-22T06:52:00.000-07:002007-06-22T06:52:00.000-07:00This is beautiful! So that more parents know abou...This is beautiful! So that more parents know about your site, I will put a link to this post in Whole Hearted Parenting's free weekly e-zine, Parenting News You Can Use. If any of your readers would like to receive the e-zine, please visit and register at www.wholeheartedparenting.com. <BR/><BR/>There is one additional piece that I would like to add for Mom: When the 7-year-old neighbor visits your house, he is within your sphere of influence and the limits and boundaries that you establish for your home. Talk to your son and his friend in concrete and specific terms about respectful and disrespectful communication. Let them know the words and tone of voice that are respectful and those that are not. Do this from a place of teaching with no sarcasm or mocking. Then establish an agreement that they may play together as long as they are respectful. If one becomes disrespectful, play time is over. Always give them the optimism of "the next time." You know they will choose differently the next time. Their behavior is a choice.<BR/><BR/>Wishing you well --<BR/>Maggie Macaulay, MS Ed<BR/>www.wholeheartedparenting.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com