CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
ARE YOU PUNISHING OR DISCIPLINING YOUR CHILD?
This post is part of a continuing series about child abuse and parenting. At the end of this article are links to the other posts on this subject. If the links do not work, go to www.carolyncholland.wordpress.com , click on the folder CHILD ABUSE, and scroll down the posts to find answers to your questions. Links to the posta are listed at the end of this post.
Confusion exists among both parents and professionals when it comes to differentiating between punishment and discipline.
Webster’s dictionary defines punishment: “a penalty for a crime or offense; to injure or hurt.” It defines discipline: “training intended to produce a specified character or pattern of behavior.”
The goal of punishment is control, its basis is (more…)
ARE YOU PUNISHING OR DISCIPLINING YOUR CHILD?
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CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
ARE YOU PUNISHING OR DISCIPLINING YOUR CHILD?
This post is part of a continuing series about child abuse and parenting. At the end of this article are links to the other posts on this subject. If the links do not work, go to www.carolyncholland.wordpress.com , click on the folder CHILD ABUSE, and scroll down the posts to find answers to your questions. Links to the posta are listed at the end of this post.
Confusion exists among both parents and professionals when it comes to differentiating between punishment and discipline.
Webster’s dictionary defines punishment: “a penalty for a crime or offense; to injure or hurt.” It defines discipline: “training intended to produce a specified character or pattern of behavior.”
The goal of punishment is control, its basis is (more…)