Posts Tagged "positive parenting"

“I’m gonna hit him”

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“I’m gonna hit him”

My preschooler came out of her room and stomped once. I carried her back to bed. As I turned to leave, she called out: “When we were camping, C wanted to be alone, and I kept at him, and he hurt me. He hit me first. I hit him second. Next time we go camping, I’m going to hurt C.” “Then I’m afraid we can’t go camping with C,” I said gently, hoping she would see the error...

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Is Positive Discipline Even Possible?

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Is Positive Discipline Even Possible?

If you have been struggling with positive discipline, this may be why: the word “discipline” is loaded! It’s loaded with childhood associations like punishment and force. Those associations can make positive discipline the proverbial “square peg” that you have been trying to fit into the “round hole” of discipline — the receptor in your brain has...

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