Emotionally Uncomfortable 184: Discipline, Punishment & Natural Consequence. What's the difference?
Discipline: The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.
Synonyms:Control, training, teaching, instruction, regulation, direction, order, authority, rule, strictness,
Punishment: The infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense. Synonyms: penalizing, punishing, disciplining.
Natural Consequence: A result or effect of an action or condition.
Natural consequences are the experiences that naturally follow a choice or behavior. For example, going out in cold weather without a coat naturally leads to feeling cold. Logical consequences are consequences chosen to follow behaviors that violate the acceptable behavior within a family or other group.
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