Seven Inspiring Nuggets for Practicing Positive Discipline
By Bridget Bentz Sizer
The ultimate Do-As-I-say-and-Not-As-I-do which has been a form of parenting over the years is beginning to fade away, this is because the twenty-first-century child wants to see you do before they make a move. However, instead of trying to understand their kids, most parents respond in an authoritarian way, thus making themselves an opponent to their children. When this happens, parents have just entered into a disciplinary arms race in which there are no winners, only hurt feelings, sore throats and soaring blood pressure. Parenting doesn’t have to be a battle, kids are propelled to learn better and easier with an example, this suggests that you as the parent should act first and they will learn to do-as-you-do.
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