FIVE CRITERIA FOR POSITIVE DISCIPLINE
- Helps children feel a sense of connection, belonging, and significance.
- Is kind and firm at the same time.
- Is effective long term.
- Teaches valuable social and life skills for good character, fostering respect, concern for others, problem solving, and cooperation.
- Invites children to discover how capable they are, and how to use their power constructively.
It helps to be very clear about what you hope to achieve with children. Parents play a crucial role in the development of a child’s personality and greatly influence children’s overall well-being. Different parenting styles have been linked to a variety of specific developmental outcomes related to social and emotional well-being as well as academic achievement. Numerous studies show a direct correlation between parenting style and levels of self-regulation, overall life satisfaction, grades, alcohol use, aggression, and oppositional behavior.