What is ‘Positive Discipline’?
Well, it’s not so much a ‘method’ of
treating children as it is an ‘attitude’toward children. It’s an attitude that stems
from an understanding, awareness, and
knowledge related to Child
Behavior/Development. More simply put,
Positive Discipline reflects little more
than the axiom, ‘Treat others as you
yourself would like to be treated’.
This book will attempt to
address the various obstacles standing in
the way of parents being able to display the
appropriate attitude toward children that is
necessary for Positive Discipline to become
implemented in the home. I say this because
the concept and practice of Positive
Discipline is, in of itself, fairly simple
as a parenting approach. The key to this
form of discipline is dependent on a
knowledge and understanding as to why
children behave as they do. This knowledge
and understanding is the most effective
means by which parents can raise the level
of their parenting skills, while enhancing
the quality of the parent-child
relationship.
