Discipline That Works
All children "misbehave" sometimes, and all parents wonder how to stop the misbehavior. But that's only half of our mission as parents. The other half is raising a child who internalizes our guidance to become "self-disciplined." The most effective "discipline" for your child is always positive, loving, gentle guidance. Here's why.
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Ten Tips To Become a More Peaceful Parent
Ten tips for practicing peaceful parenting with your child, to raise a healthy, happy, emotionally intelligent child.
Read MoreWhen Kids Won't Cooperate: Give Choices
Giving choices may be the single most useful tool parents have for managing life with young children and helping kids and teens learn to manage themselves.
Read MoreWhat's Wrong with Strict Parenting?
People think strict parenting produces better-behaved kids. However, research shows that strict, or authoritarian, parenting produces kids with low self esteem who behave worse.
Read MoreShould You Spank Your Child?
Kids who are spanked are less emotionally healthy than kids who aren't. What's more, kids who are spanked behave worse over time.
Read MoreWhat's Wrong with Permissive Parenting?
Kids need appropriate, empathetic limits for healthy emotional development. When parents don't set limits, here's what happens.
Read MoreHow to Set Effective Limits with Your Child
Our limits actually teach kids to set limits for themselves, which is otherwise known as self-discipline.
Read MoreWhat's Wrong with Timeouts?
Timeouts ARE punishment, not any different than when you were made to stand in the corner as a child.
Read MoreWhy Consequences are Just More Ineffective Punishment
How will children learn to do the right thing, if they don't suffer the consequences when they do the wrong thing?
Read MoreThe Truth About Consequences
The advice parenting experts always give is not to rescue kids if they forget things so they'll learn a lesson. What that really teaches kids is that they can't count on their parents.
Read MorePeaceful Parenting Your Strong-Willed Child
Have a strong-willed child? You're lucky! Strong willed children can be a challenge when they're young, but if sensitively parented they become terrific teens and young adults.
Read MoreWhen You Get Angry At Your Child
How to Handle Your Anger at Your Child. In our calm moments we know that we could handle any parenting moment much better from a state of calm. Here's how.
Read MoreHealing Yourself So You Can Be a More Peaceful Parent
The truth is that virtually all of us were wounded as children, and if we don't heal those wounds, they prevent us from parenting our children optimally.
Read MoreWhen Your Child Acts Out but Can’t Cry: Building Safety
Learn how to help your child break through his anger to release the tears and fears underneath, by building safety through play.
Read MoreWhy Peaceful Parenting?
Peaceful parenting raises an emotionally healthy child who WANTS to cooperate, without yelling, threats, bribes or punishment.
Read More10 Alternatives To "Consequences" When Your Child Isn't Cooperating
Next time you find yourself about to blurt out a threat or give a "consequence", try one of these responses.
Read MoreDiscipline for Young Toddlers
14 months is a big transition. It's often frustrating for parents, until they realize they have to meet their little one's needs for exploration and autonomy.
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