“Politically Incorrect Parenting” – Book by Nigel Latta
The response to my recent post about Nigel Latta and his politically incorrect parenting techniques has been phenomenal!! I did run a competition, but it has closed.
Information about this book (from the supplier’s website):
Do your kids sometimes make you feel your head is going to explode? Ever yelled at them until you were hoarse? Do you have days when you feel like making a run for the airport?
For harassed parents struggling to understand why they end up screaming at their kids and tearing their hair out trying to make them understand that bad behaviour has inevitable consequences, this is the perfect book to help your family make it through the crucial first decade or so and still enjoy each other’s company.
Practical commonsense answers and real life examples, logical and realistic strategies, and innovative behaviour modification tools that work in the real world – all from a parent and family therapist who’s seen almost everything there is to see and offers some hard-won battlefield wisdom.
Written in down-to-earth language, this book needs to be handed out at birth, an essential guide for the struggling parent who knows family life can and should be better.
Rod says
Wooden spoon.
Don’t have to use it just have one in the hand
Shaz says
Ohh this opens up a can of worms Rod!!??
Stevo says
Few little things that have worked for me:
– if they are constantly slamming doors – remove the door from its hinges
– if they are crying and grizzling about something stupid – bet them that they can’t keep crying and grizzling for another 10mins, doesn’t have the same impact when the parent actually wants them to do it
– If they wont clean their rooms – threaten to clean it for them, for some reason my boys dont like me doing that?
– I often go on strike, like refuse to cook dinner or take them where they need to go until something is done
– If they stuff around getting ready then drive off down the road without them – stuff around yourself when they need to go somewhere
– Do what they do. If they are whinging, whinge back at them. If they are bickering about something silly, start having the same fight with your partner – Mmmmm perhaps that is where they got it from?
– If they refuse to get dressed for school, take them in their pyjamas or threaten to pick them up from school dressed in yours
– sit down with them and let them decide a suitable punishment, if you make it a long boring process then half the time that is punishment enough
– If their room is a mess or they are carrying on like a pork chop – take a photo or video and threaten to put it on facebook or youtube
– if they won’t do homework, sit down at computer and begin typing an email to their teacher asking about how you can get them to do it – once I accidently hit “send” – ooops!
– if they are faking being sick and want day off school, say “sure” then hand them the phone and get them to ring the principle to let them know they wont be at school
ahhh I could go on but that is enough for now 🙂
Dave C says
Years ago I managed a concrete plant. I had a young teenager working there who was habitually late and no amount of chastising, docking pay or thereatening would make him change. So I changed the lock on the front gate and gave him the only key – 12 angry truck drivers waiting impatiently at the front gates when he arrived 30mins late was all it needed to convince him that being late was a little selfish and certainly not good for your health 🙂
Shaz says
Wow what a great win win situation 🙂
suzie Q says
When my daughter was nearing the toddler stage and I gave simple instructions, she started just running off to play or do whatever. I didn’t want to be yelling after her or chasing after her either, I knew she liked songs and singing, soooo, I started singing instructions. She always stopped for a song and gladly listened. For instance:
“We pick up our toys after our play,
and then we put them away,” I sang as I demonstrated what I wanted her to do. And that is how we got the toys put away, a little singing and a little putting away.
Shaz says
Hi Suzie, Yes knowing our children and what gets them going helps when it comes to discipline. 🙂