Articles for tag: Child Discipline, Effective Discipline, Parenting Strategies

Karla News

1-2-3 Magic: Thomas W. Phelan’s Child Discipline Technique

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 ...

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Functional Family Vs. Dysfunctional Family

In researching dysfunctional families, it is easy to get confused about where your family may have fallen within the dysfunctional types that exist. Many dysfunctional families fall into several categories of dysfunction or cross over gray areas making it difficult to pinpoint the exact type of dysfunction a family suffers from. Instead of looking at ...

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10 Tips for Disciplining Your Teenager Today

I grew up in the 1970s when teens knew what was expected and what would happen if they didn’t measure up. As teens spread their wings and pushed the limits, discipline was administered both at school and at home with a certain amount of regularity. Most parents I knew took a “law and order” approach ...