Discipline

• Discipline is teaching your children the best way to behave.

• Discipline is changing behavior you do not like.

• Discipline is not spanking, hitting, hurting, yelling, or shutting you young children in a room alone.

• Discipline helps your child to learn and grow.

• Discipline allows your children to feel loved and cared for.

• Discipline does not hurt your children’s self-esteem.

• Discipline is setting limits and being consistent.

• Discipline teaches children to be responsible for their actions.

Punishment

• Punishment is usually harsh or mean.

• Punishment is often done in frustration or anger.

• Punishment may not change your child’s behavior.

• Punishment may cause angry feelings in your children.

• Punishment may hurt your child’s self-esteem.

• Punishment may teach children that they are bad.

• Punishment is often criticism, beating, blaming, or spanking.

• Punishment focuses on what not to do, instead of what to do.