Natural consequences are a form of punishment that makes sense to children and teaches them that certain behaviors have consequences and sometimes they can be unpleasant. Natural consequences become part of a child's behavior without direct participation by an adult. For example, if a child bites another child and that child bites them in return this is a natural consequence that has happened without the adult giving the consequence. Natural consequences teach children the cause and effect of behaviors. Natural consequences don't work when a child is too young to make the connection between cause and effect. They also don't work when adults are overly protective and don't allow children to suffer the consequences of their actions or inaction. For example, if a parent is constantly fighting a child's battles for them, and controlling every part of the child's life, the child doesn't suffer the consequences of their actions.
Logical consequences are also a form of punishment that makes sense to children and teaches them behaviors have consequences, and that they can be unpleasant. Logical consequences happen when a child needs to correct a situation or repair damage caused by their behavior. Logical consequences only work when children are able to make the connection between their behavior, the consequences of their behavior and what they're asked to do. A logical consequence should happen immediately after the offense takes place. For example, if a child gets caught cheating on a test, the parent's need to give the consequence the night they found out the child cheated, not wait until the following week. Where logical consequences require a child to fix a problem they're rarely something the child would choose to do and are often viewed by the child as a punishment. Logical consequences help children learn that if they want to participate in an activity or do what other children are doing, they need to participate in appropriate behavior.
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