Have you used positive discipline for your child?
There have been so many times that we as parents might have encountered behavioral issues with our child. What do you do when your child is screaming in the middle of that supermarket? I personally have seen many parents who resort to some form of physical punishment including pinching, beating etc. What kind of an effect is this going to have on your child?
It is definitely not going to have a positive effect on your child. Your child is probably going to think “ok, I’m going to rebel” or “I’m worthless, even my parents don’t love me. I need to obey orders for people around me to love me!”. Is this how we want our children to grow up? As the child grows older this is going to have an adverse effect on the child’s relationship with his or her peers.
This is where I came across positive discipline. Positive discipline is advocated by Jane Nelson and has been a phenomenal success. Here is what she claims:
Dear Parents and Teachers:
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a teacher, a parent, or both… On this web site, I’m going to show you how to solve defiance, whining, and all the other “problem” behaviors children and teens use to drive you crazy! And yes, you can do it all without ever blaming or punishing them!
Since 1979, I’ve shown more than two million parents and educators how to permanently end power struggles while building positive, healthy relationships with children and teens. I’ve written seventeen acclaimed books on positive discipline — plus I have seven children of my own (and 20 grandchildren), so I’ve experienced the amazing results of Positive Discipline firsthand!
I’m sure that this technique can be put to use to correct any behaviors of our children. This world renowned author has written a series of books
I do think that positive discipline has its place..but you have to be careful making statements about discipline. So many children need so many different forms of discipline. Definitely not an issued solved with ONLY positive discipline.
@Felicia: Many thanks for your comment. I thought that this piece of information would be quite informative as I have seen many parents lose their temper with kids. Positive discipline does work and and it has worked well with my kids.
whining? defiance? I’ve never heard of such things! Geez - with a *spirited* 3-year old, my wife and I always seem to be trying to deflect some sort of drama from our oldest daughter.