Reply to Consequences for hitting sibling

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "Consequences for hitting sibling"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting… so no one feels like they need to be super strict about not hitting in the house. I wonder if it should be enforced as a very clear boundary never to cross, regardless of the situation.[/quote]

Generally I would say that I'm very no-tolerance about hitting.  But with siblings, you have to be careful because the dynamic might be more complicated.  If you taunt and tease your brother until he snaps and hits you, and then you play the victim, I don't want to encourage that behavior.  Yes, the hitter needs to learn to control themselves.  But sometimes the provoker needs a consequence, too.  [/quote]

Ok. So both get a consequence. What is it? I don’t want to teach my kids that if they are provoked they can hit. It seems like even if both get a consequence hitting should still be taken more seriously. It’s definitely a move that escalates the conflict.[/quote]

We punish hitting if we see it. Time out; there’s no excuse for hitting no matter what. We actually also do time out for name calling but that’s not for everyone I know.

If we didn’t see it they are separated not as punishment but because they aren’t being safe.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics