When your child reaches six, timeouts and consequences are still effective discipline strategies. However, what is more important and crucial is consistency. Here are our additional suggestions in this topic.

Follow through

Make good on any promises of discipline or else you will risk undermining your authority. Kids have to believe that you mean what you say, but that does not mean you can't give second chances or allow your child a certain margin of error. 

Do not make unrealistic threats in anger

Saying threats such as "Slam that door and you'll never watch TV again" without following through could weaken all your threats. 

If you warn to turn the car around and go home if the quarreling in the backseat does not stop, make sure you do exactly that. The lost day at the park or beach is much less valuable than the credibility you would gain with your kids.

Avoid giving huge punishments

Such form of discipline may take away your power as a parent. If you ground your child for a month, he or she may not feel motivated to change his or her behavior because everything has already been taken away.