by phdinparenting on June 22, 2010
One day when I picked Julian up from preschool, he was grinning from ear to ear and in a great mood. When we got into the car, he couldn’t wait to tell me about his day: “In Spanish class, I got to be the Poonish Man”, he said. “The Poonish Man?”, I asked. “Yes” he [...]
by phdinparenting on June 20, 2008
From the research that I’ve done, I’ll well aware that using punishment to discipline children is not very effective and can be damaging. Some of the reasons I’ve learned in the past include: REASON #1- PUNISHMENT ONLY HAS A SHORT TERM EFFECT: Parents that punish their children have to do it over and over again. The [...]