The effects of childhood abuse and lack of parental affection can last a lifetime, taking a toll both emotionally and physically.
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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Nadine Block knew she liked projects that give children a voice. |
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Many American parents yell or shout at their teenagers. A new longitudinal study has found that using such harsh verbal discipline in early adolescence can be harmful to teens later. |
Australian doctors Friday called for the smacking of children by parents to be made illegal, saying it was too easy to blur the line between reasonable discipline and abuse. |
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[VIDEO] Children who were punished physically had higher risks for cardiovascular disease, arthritis, and obesity in adulthood, researchers found. |
Spare the rod and lower the crime rate? There is a growing body of data suggesting such a link. |
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Children who were punished physically had higher risks for cardiovascular disease, arthritis, and obesity in adulthood, researchers found. |
"When a parent hurts her child, the parent has to deaden her natural empathy. We know, for instance, that watching a violent image reduces our empathy. |
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