| Parents are usually faced with all kinds of challenges | | | | of helping your children develop into a strong capable |
| and opportunities. You are in charge, even though it | | | | adult. |
| may not seem like it. How do you want the events in | | | | When you discipline your child, keep in mind that you |
| your family's life to unfold? Many parents give in, and | | | | are teaching him/her how to behave socially and |
| or shout at their children when they misbehave. This | | | | culturally appropriate. Parenting discipline is not about |
| can be a mistake. When you scold or physically punish | | | | letting your child know who is boss. Though it is true |
| your child, the child sees the interaction as negative | | | | that you need to let your child understand that you are |
| and seeks to avoid further incidents. Your child may | | | | a person of authority, confident, patient and calm. This |
| eventually become more guarded and secretive. | | | | will happen over time. Remember your children have |
| When they are a little older, they get the feeling that | | | | looked up to you from the start. |
| you are trying to control them. Keep in mind that | | | | Teaching your child in a loving and supportive manner |
| parenting discipline is never about control or about | | | | will help your child to understand you better. He or she |
| being right. Allowing your child to be part of the | | | | will feel that behaving properly will result in approval |
| teaching/training/discipline process will result in less | | | | and attention from you, not the opposite. Through a |
| conflict and more success. Parenting discipline is | | | | good parenting discipline style, your child will learn the |
| actually a way to help your children learn about living | | | | importance of listening as well. |
| 'life.' | | | | Parenting discipline is a task and a skill. Once you |
| It is extremely important for your child to view | | | | master the art of parenting discipline, you will be able to |
| parenting discipline as helpful for the future, even when | | | | teach your child the other skills that he/she will need |
| that future is five minutes from now. You will get your | | | | for proper development and surviving the larger |
| child to understand more if you use each time they | | | | community of school, the neighborhood, and the world. |
| misbehave as a 'teaching moment.' Actually, these | | | | The whole process of parenting will help to teach |
| times of misbehaving are teaching and bonding | | | | them how to be safe in all new environments. |
| moments. Your parenting discipline is a strategic part | | | | |