Table 2.
Dimension of Discipline Survey Items and Number of Times Each Item was Asked by Time of Survey.
| Non-Punitive Survey Items | 10 a.m. | 3 p.m. | 9 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check on them so that you could tell them they were doing a good job | 768 | 735 | 768 |
| Check on them to see if they were misbehaving | 746 | 759 | 713 |
| Deliberately not pay attention when they misbehaved | 615 | 620 | 666 |
| Explain to them what the rules are to try to prevent them repeating misbehavior | 638 | 635 | 674 |
| Give them money or other things for finally stopping bad behavior or for behaving well | 626 | 593 | 621 |
| Give them something else they might like to do instead of what they were doing wrong | 746 | 781 | 687 |
| Let them misbehave so that they would have to deal with the results | 644 | 679 | 579 |
| Make them apologize or say they were sorry for misbehavior | 751 | 757 | 740 |
| Make them do something to make up for some misbehavior; for example, pay for a broken window | 647 | 619 | 619 |
| Praise them for finally stopping bad behavior or for behaving well | 714 | 732 | 757 |
| Put them in “time out” or send them to their room for a period of time | 626 | 623 | 630 |
| Show them or demonstrate the right thing to do | 694 | 620 | 662 |
| Tell them that you were watching or checking to see if they did something | 737 | 749 | 752 |
| Punitive Survey Items | |||
| Give them extra chores as a consequence | 620 | 651 | 608 |
| Ground them or restrict their activities outside the home because of misbehavior | 628 | 638 | 620 |
| Hold back affection by acting cold or not giving hugs or kisses | 727 | 751 | 730 |
| Send them to bed without a meal | 524 | 517 | 541 |
| Shake or grab them to get their attention | 640 | 657 | 579 |
| Shout or yell at them | 759 | 743 | 748 |
| Spank, slap, smack, or swat them | 636 | 630 | 647 |
| Take away their allowance, toys, or other privileges because of misbehavior | 758 | 748 | 739 |
| Tell them that they are lazy, sloppy, thoughtless, or some other name like that when they behaved badly | 735 | 747 | 725 |
| Try to make them feel ashamed or guilty | 665 | 629 | 660 |
| Use a paddle, hairbrush, belt, or other object | 641 | 621 | 641 |
| Wash their mouth out with soap, put hot sauce on their tongue, or something similar | 763 | 727 | 771 |
| Withhold their allowance, toys, or other privileges until they did what you wanted them to do | 856 | 843 | 859 |