Teaching Right from Wrong

1/4/10
Hey Dads,
It is an interesting thing sometimes to watch a child learn about the world, there are times that this is easy and through simple play they are able to learn about words and sounds, or simply the difference between hot and cold. When it comes to learning right from wrong this can is not only challenging for the child but equally so for the parent, because we are the ones to be teaching these values.
My two year old is currently learning these differences right now, as well as learning that there are consciences to his actions. This is at time very trying on me because I find that the same punishment does not always work. Finding ways to teach him and still give a fitting punishment has stretch my imagination a great deal. Thankfully my wife is also very creative and came up with a very suitable punishment for biting. Every time he bites something, be it clothing, furniture or a person, he is going to have to scrub a small section of the kitchen floor. It is a productive punishment, and one that he did not like the first time he did it because he was being made to do something. Will it change the bad behavior we are dealing with, only time will tell.

A Fellow Father