How do I disipline 8 year old children?

Be very patient with them for one thing. No screaming or yelling back. Kneel down on their level and tell them…’If you do not stop (yelling, or whatever) you will get your (favorite possession) taken away. And if whatever it is does not stop, then take the item away. EVERY single time it is done. Things will not change over night but after a while the child will realize that you mean business. Just remember to an 8 year old, time is a lot longer to them than for us. So if you take something away, do it for a reasonable amount of time. Like if you take their television, then only do it for 2 hours or until they stop whatever it is they are doing. Also at 8 years old the child should really want to go to school. Are their anger issues to consider? Talk to the counselor at school and let them know you are concerned, they will help. Good luck. I went through 4 of them I know it is hard.

well if you had ever wached super nannie they use “the notty spot” and it works phicologicaly you put them on the floor in the corner for as manny minuts as how old they are ex 8 years old 8 minuts.

just remember patience’s that is important don’t do something that you might regret later I try time out in conner 1 min per age if he is 8 mins in conner maybe even parenting class

You’ve had some good advice about not shouting at them, and taking away a priviledge or giving them time out. It’s hard not to shout but if you can stay calm (after all, you’re the adult!) then you remain in control of the situation and they don’t have an excuse to get angry with you.

Some time when they’re calm (not straight away after an ‘episode’), you need to talk to them and ask them: ‘Why are you trying to stay off school at the moment?’ Maybe there’s a problem at school you could help them with. They still have to go to school, but if there is a real problem maybe they can’t think it through properly when they’re angry, and need some quiet time to talk it though with you later.

The other thing to do is reassure them that you love them and you understand that it can be really hard to do the things we dislike. Tell them you have to do difficult things too, e.g. ‘I quite often wish I could stay in bed instead of getting you ready for school/going to work/doing the housework etc, but I get on with it because I know I have to’. Kids need to learn that you ‘get on with things because you have to’ in life, and that adults do that too - it’s not something we force on kids alone. If your kids know you love them and support them in doing something they have to, then it makes things a bit better.

Best wishes…

um it’s not bad if you whip him or anything I mean parents are allowed to do things like that. but if he refuses to go to school convince him to, and like every week or something give him a SMALL reward. That way it would be more fun (I guess) for him.

put them in time out