Improved self-esteem and motivation. Positive discipline encourages children through clear expectations combined with emotional support, fostering intrinsic motivation—so children act responsibly ...

Toddlers draw on our walls with crayons even after we ask them not to. Older children may jump on the furniture after we expressly forbid it. And of course, many teenagers break rules, lie about it to ...

Positive discipline fosters appropriate behavior by encouraging employee participation. The first step is to lay out clear protocol and ethical guidelines to ensure your employees fully understand ...

New York state is finally recognizing what parents, educators and doctors have known all along: children are children. Last month, our state joined 48 others that no longer treat 16- and 17-year-olds ...

Lawmakers have set aside $10 million in one-time funds to be used during the next three years to train teachers and administrators across the state on how to use more positive approaches to ...

The question of how to discipline a 2-year-old is a challenging one for many parents. Effective discipline is one of the ...

Corporal punishment should be abolished not only because it causes pain, injury, humiliation, and anger, and not only because it is contrary to international law and evolving US standards. It should ...

If you hear the word discipline and your mind immediately goes to “how will I be punished?” well, join the club. For many millennial parents, discipline and punishment were one and the same growing up ...