How you punished your kids if they make mistakes? No computer? No tv?

When I was a teen, my parents would take away my TV (did not have a computer, iPOD or cell phone in the 80's). I guess taking away something very important would be a good punishment. So many teens today have cell phones so I guess that would really hurt if that was taken away. Or maybe not able to go out with friends. But it is important that they understand what they did wrong too.

i think many parents have many ways to punish their kids.but i think no money no computer no TV no friends .all of them are good really good ways to punish.my daughter is 5 years.she has homwork sometimes.but she was lazy sometimes.and don't have good habit to finish homework first.what i did before was asking her doing again .and tried to know why she didn't want to finish on time. what i got from her answer.some maths she didn;t know how to count.i think parents should try to know why kids acted wrong way and don't always think what ways to punish kids.punish is just a tool for short time.couldn't solve problems long time.

My sister, whom I stay with, takes away computer privileges from her children, usually for the same things. When they take too long to wake up, or they take too long to do their chores. The "too long" is usually an hour or so after they have been repeatedly told to hurry up. I think it is fair for her to do so, since she is repeating herself alot, so it's not as if they are punished without being forewarned.

when i was a kid, i used to get these punishments like to tv..no chocolates lol..but now with my daughter, she is pretty witty and smart when answering back! lol.. and i do punish her when she gets out of hand, like she cannot watch her favorite shows.. or she cannot play with the computer..

I think this depends on how old my kids are.If they are under the age of 10,I will educate them patiently what they should do and what they shouldn't do,and if they do as requested,I will encourage them.But if they are over the age of 10 and do something can't be accepted,I will punish them to stay at home for one day to reflect on what they did.

kids are really timid and they donna a lot of the things. so they have the grat chance of making mistakes. it kdoes \not mean that if they make mistakes they must be punished. because they are very small and they can have the very depth impact on them if they get punisherd. this can get a great problem so priorly they shoulnot bse punished and it doesnot mean that they mustnot be punished. But punishuing is the bad idea. WE must punish them in such a way that they get familiat about the right and the wrong thing and the things to be done and not to be done. THe punishing the children by not allowing tthem to watch tv or the computer is really the bvad idea.Because the field of the interestrs is more importany anyhting else so in my case i just teach them about their mistakes and help them to be aware about those acts not to be made done again and again

Don't punish them . Just find a best time to talk with him . When I was little ,I remember that my parents never punished me . They often talked with me when I was in quiet .

I have no kids and I am still young but I am an Early Childhood educator.I think that children should not be punished for their mistakes.Children are generally still young and does not know what is right and wrong.And hence they will for sure makes mistake at times and we as adults should always encourage them to do something and tells them it is okay for them to make mistakes. If we were to punish the children, they will turn out more rebelious than before.And sometimes they don't want to do anything that you want them to do and the encouragement will become a dull thing to them.

my kids are still very young 13, 8, and 2. the two kids that goes to school have different punishments depending on how bad and disobedient they are. sometimes i let them have no watching tv, or no computers. at other times i have them grounded or a slash in their allowance. and if still they are being stubborn, spanking would be the next expected punishment. children should obey their parents, and respect them at all times. its not like what i am saying and what i want them to do will put them in harm. i try to make my kids understand this. schools and studying will not benefit me, but them later on, so they should study hard. having friends and playing outside is ok but there should be a limit, especially when they are going out because there are so many bad people now... those are some of the things i tell them.

hmmmm icesmile.. this one makes me think of what Albert Einstein once said "anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new" Sometimes we just have to let the kids make mistakes. . . how else are they to learn. I am sure from whatever mistakes they are making there are certain consequences that must be faced . . . Some punishments give them reason to repeat the mistake just to get back at you . .. I think each situation must be dealt with on its own and there is no one set of right punishments....

I think you shouldn't stop your kids from going out with your friends, except if the friends are the ones that your kid does something bad with. Probably the best thing would take away something which your kids spend time on most, so they will get bored and maybe apologize. Be sure to tell what they did wrong in the first place.

Well, hopefully you know your kids better than we do -- if you want them to learn that they did something wrong, you need to punish them in a way that it does 'hurt' them -- not physical pain, but that inconveniences them & causes them to lose something that they care about for a period of time. I was outright abused as a kid -- doing right or wrong, so my upbringing isn't a good example in many respects, but one thing that you learn in abusive situations is boundaries, which, this sounds like your kids don't respect these. Identify what it is that your kids enjoy recreationally (not school sports, or extracurricular activities that, if taken away, could have a negative impact on their social development), but things like using their cell phone at home, television, internet use for entertainment, a trip to the ice cream parlor, a camping trip, going out to the movies with their friends for a night or two -- whatever it is. However, instead of getting into a yelling match with your kids, which is easy to do when you're exasperated, wait until you're calm, have a clear head, and in control of your own attitude. Then, sit down and talk to your kids -- tell them what they did wrong, explain why it was wrong, and let them know what the consequences are for their misbehavior / disobedience. Reassure them that you love them, though, and don't dish out punishments in anger. I don't know how old your kids are, and all kids are different, but I've found that children respond better when you punish them with love, and treat them with respect (even when they are disrespecting you) than when you're trying to punish them while you're in a screaming match with them.