Expert’s take: The ‘no yelling’ approach to instilling discipline

Some afternoons seem like non-stop screaming matches with your children. You feel like a constant nag and a two-minute task turns into an arduous experience. Does your shouting help matters at all? No, says the experts. In fact, it only aggravates the situation. It activates a child’s emotional “fight or flight” response while shutting down his logical thinking. Your child will therefore not learn the reason his behaviour is inappropriate. So what can you do to effectively discipline them? Roselyn Kigen, a life coach and founder of Intentional Parenting for Better Life shares a few tips to how to best approach discipline.