Alternatives to smacking

I try to ignore the minor naughty episodes, or silently pick my daughter up, put her in the hall and shut the door for about two minutes, and then let her back in, sit her down, and explain why she had to go out in the first place.
little_ali

I pick my son up and move him away from whatever he's doing that he shouldn't be doing, while saying 'no' firmly. I repeat the process until he goes off and finds something else irritating to do, and I make sure to repeat the process! I've also just baby-proofed areas in my house, where I know I can leave him to play safely and not have to jump up and down every two minutes.
emmaspen

I try to use 'time out' which I find quite affective with my eight- and five-year-olds. Being away from the situation (in our case they are sent to the stairs) gives them time to think over what they've done.
hcanham

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