The Difference Between Punishment and Discipline

A discipline is not something we do to a child. Punishments adult natismposed from without arouses resentment and teaches kids to respond, either fear or fight back or flee. Sole consequences need to be r s v p, reasonable, simple, valuable and practical. If it's a mistake, own it, fix it, learn from it, move on. But let's look at discipline again when it's mischief. This is where consequences come in. Because discipline is giving life to a child's learning. So discipline is an integral part of what we do with our kids.