Positive Discipline

Spanking may be increasingly harmful for children on a more global scale than previously known, a new study indicates.

Punishment might not be an effective means to get members of society to cooperate for the common good, according to a social dilemma experiment.

Our goal as a parent is to give life to our children's learning—to instruct, to teach, to help them develop self-discipline—an ordering of the self from the inside, not imposition from the outside. Any technique that does not give life to a child's learning and leave a child's dignity intact cannot be called discipline—it is punishment, no matter what language it is clothed in. - Barbara Coloroso Part 1: An Introduction to Positive Non-punitive Parenting When I first came across this…

Take the 52 Parenting Tools in 52 Weeks Challenge. This is a fun way to stay focused on Positive Discipline all year long.

We can use daily challenges as opportunities to practice problem solving WITH our children.

The below resource is an invaluable teaching and parenting tool. It contains a variety of strategies that will help you discipline a child, without having to resort to negative language or harsh punishment that is typically counter-productive. These tips and tricks will help you maintain a happy, healthy, loving environment that teaches and trains children to be independent, self-confident individuals. Pick one or two to try at a time!

Children under the age of three do not understand "no" in the way most parents think they do. "No" is an abstract concept that is in direct opposition to the developmental need of young children to explore their world and to develop their sense of autonomy.

If you can’t stand to stay out of your children’s fights, and decide to become involved, the most effective way is to put your children in the same boat. Do not take sides or try to decide who is at fault.

Children will usually keep their agreements when they have been respectfully involved in creating the agreements.

Positive Discipline is a program designed to teach young people to become responsible, respectful and resourceful members of their communities.

Decide what you will do, instead of engaging in power struggles.

Parents may not realize that doing too much for children (usually in the name of love) is discouraging. A child may adopt the belief "I’m not capable” when adults insist on doing things for him that he could do himself. Another possible belief is “I am loved only when others are doing things for me.”

At times the most effective thing to do is keep your mouth shut and act.