Sally Lieber, the Democratic Assemblywoman from Mountain View, California, on Thursday dropper her proposal to ban spanking of children under the age of 4. Instead, the politician, who had previously been best known as the author of California’s minimum wage increase, is preparing to submit a revised version of her child punishment bill. Lieber, who ...
Disclaimer: The terms corporal punishment and spanking refer to the use of spanking a child’s rear end on the occasion of a child’s misbehavior. These terms are not to be confused with domestic violence and abuse where the child ends up with severe bruising, broken limbs, or possibly death. Domestic violence and child abuse are ...
If you’re a parent or teacher who is interested in non-spanking discipline techniques, you’ve probably heard of “1-2-3 Magic” at least in passing. You’ve probably even used some variation of it and not known it. What is “1-2-3 Magic”? Will it work for your child? Read on. 1-2-3 Magic is a child discipline method developed ...
I am the proud mother to a kind-hearted but intensely stubborn preschooler. She is, by any definition, a “good kid,” but she has always had a tendency to resist the normal forms of discipline that motivate most kids. Time-outs don’t faze her; revoking privileges won’t work, and bribes for ice cream just make her shrug ...
There are simple and gentle ways to discipline babies and help them learn right from wrong. 5 Effective Ways to Discipline Babies Routine and Schedules Parents can easily become subject to a baby’s demanding schedule. It’s important to establish a routine for babies, which is one their first forms of discipline, according to the American ...
With the worst of winter winding down, we’re still at the start of a fresh new year, but some of us feel we’re losing steam when it comes to keeping our New Year’s resolutions. While new diets and career ambitions are at the helm of many of our wishes for 2013, those of us who ...
As a mother, I could not fathom the thought of ever harming my child. Parents should rightfully guide and discipline their children, but “spare the rod, spoil the child” does not mean that parents have the right to maliciously hurt a child in ANY way. Recently, there seems to be a trend of tragic child ...
When it comes to discipline and toddlers, parents often need to re-think the definition of the term, “discipline”. If we have a child who is in first grade and just learning to read we don’t punish that child because he can’t read and comprehend Moby Dick. We understand that he is just beginning to learn ...
