Comments on: How To Correct Someone Correctly

By: Laslo

Laslo — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:22:57 +0000

Roisin I find it interesting that you started off your response to Louise by attacking her “terrible” advice and then saying that you are never condescending. I know you are a good person Roisin but that wasn’t the right thing to do.

By: dianne

dianne — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:09:54 +0000

this is pretty much what I used on our kids, they turned out to be pretty great kids. “I love you dearly, I just don’t like what you are doing right now” Works well too.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:38:17 +0000

I think, Roisin, you need to reread the advice offered. Nowhere is there the slightest mention of “breaking” anything, much less anyone’s spirit. Or condescending to anything. Being “firm and straight to the point” is what the advice is about, yet it’s very clear that what’s being addressed is the action, not the child, which is the entire point. This allows the child to look at what he’s done, and learn that there are right and wrong actions, without invalidating who he is. The action gets corrected, while reinforcing the basic love for the child. This is a winning approach, if you ask me. I have a three year old friend who gets corrected as needed and this simple approach works like a dream. And he is plenty mischievous, is helped in learning right actions from wrong, and remains full of life and love. This is a winning way to approach raising children!

By: Roisin Hearns

Roisin Hearns — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:40:35 +0000

I find that advice really terrible, I have a 3 yr old son and under no circumstances do i break his spirit when i correct him, but I am firm and straight to the point. I also work in a job where I constantly have to correct people, I would never condesend somebody or a child by speaking to them like that.