I need discipline 101 lol

We count to three and give her the option-brush your teeth or go to timeout. She usually brushes her teeth. But this works for us...may not work for all.

When i start counting my 2 year old starts counting with me. If i tell him time out he says no you time out and points at me. So i sway but i doubt he feels it with his diaper cuz he just runs away laughing so apparently that's not working either.

Nothin :-)

I normally do a warning and expalin I will be counting to 3 and what the consequence will be if he does not do what he is suppose to before I get to three. Normally the consequence is him going into his room with the door closed. It depends on the action as to what the punishment is. After his time is up, or he has calmed down I then go in and explain why he was punished. If he does the same thing in a day, he does get a swat

If you like reading parenting books, I would recommend "Unconditional Parenting" or "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk."  Its more of a teaching and natural consequences approach rather than punishment.  My son is only two so my experience is limited but he has never been spanked or put in time out and his is pretty well behaved. 

Depends on what they did. With my 5 yo taking away her iPod works pretty good. With my 3 yo I usually just have to look at her or say her name and she listens up. Both my girls have gotten swats but I'm open to other ways to discipline. I think sometimes a spanking isn't appropriate for the offense. Timeouts work pretty good too.

We do token economy and incorporate discipline in with it. My daughters earn tokens for doing chores correctly, doing extra things without me asking, doing well on homework assignments and tests, good problem solving skills, and etc. However we deduct coins (we use poker chips by the way) for negative behavior. Something minor 1 coin something major we've done up to 6. This works GREAT because this is what they use to buy fun snacks, new movies (we do netflix), going on fun outings, ice cream trips and etc. It also teaches them to be conservative with their money and importance of saving and behaving (not very much fun having only carrot strips and apple slices for snack because those are the freebies). =)

The research shows that punishment isn't nearly as effective as positive reinforcement or redirecting.  There is a great book called "Don't Shoot the Dog" by Karen Pryor.  It is about using positive reinforcement on anyone in your life from you Mom to your child or even your dog (hence the name).  It is truly amazing how you can change behavior if you understand why it is happening and what the other person expects.  

Ive never read about any of those

It's all about consistency mama and mean what you say!!! No false threats. I also would never put my hands on my children either.

Definitely anything other then violence. I'm glad you questioned that aspect.. Violence doesn't do anything but harm especially to a little inncent child. They rely on you to take care of you and love you, not to threaten them with your power And hurt them. If animals (pets) shouldn't r abused neither should humans. Try rewarding your child for Doing something right instead. That's how I'd do it; you'd be quite surprised with the results. Ultimately they will really want to make you proud/ happy and they will reach their full potential