10 Ways to Discipline Your Child (Parenting) by Dr. Christian Conte

Summary:
1 – Primary goal is to teach your children.

2 – Align expectations with reality.

3 – Understand your child’s learning style (big one).

4 – Take the time to meet your children where they are.

5 – Talk to the part of your child’s brain where you want them to listen (screaming activates fear so talk to the fun part).

6 – Give them choices, even to not listen to you … which leads to …

7 – Provide consequences.

8 – Be consistent, mean what you say.

9 – Use compassion.

10 – Role model the self-discipline you want them to have.

And if those don’t work… Russell Peters has a tip (Disclaimer for the precious wallflowers … this one is a joke ;oP