It isn't among the list of the usual New Year's resolutions, like quitting smoking or losing weight. But one expert says a goal for 2014 of parenting through discipline instead of punishment can have life-long positive impacts.
Practice Positive Discipline
Positive discipline helps a child develop a conscience guided by his own internal discipline and compassion for others. Discipline that is empathetic, loving, and respectful strengthens the connection between parent and child. Rather than reacting to behavior, discover the needs leading to the behavior. Communicate and craft solutions together while keeping everyone's dignity intact.
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A mother's affection after she spanks her child does little to diminish the negative impact of the act, a new University of Michigan study finds. |
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A new book by Murray Straus, founder and co-director of the Family Research Lab and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, brings together more than four decades of research that makes the definitive case against spank Read more |
No matter where they live in the world, university students who were spanked as children are more likely to engage in criminal behavior, according to new research by Murray Straus, co-director of University of New Hampshire Family Research Lab. Read more |
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Think spanking will help teach an out of control child to stay in line? A new study suggests the opposite may be true. |
Honduras is now the 34th nation to ban spanking in the home. |
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A paper just published reports that there are: No Genetic Influence for Childhood Behavior Problems From DNA Analysis This is pretty big. |
Children who grow up in poor families may have smaller brains than their more well-off peers, says a new study. But good parenting may help overcome that disadvantage. |
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"It was bedtime, and our four-year-old son, Master M., was imploding. This was a seriously exhausted kid who was serious about not going to bed. |
Good news...due to popular request, we are reopening the photo contest for new submissions! If you haven't had a chance to submit your best photos of your creative parenting moments, now is the time. |
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