Parenting without Punishment Campaign

Featured Article from Issue 2 of Positive Parenting Digest Many years ago, way before I ventured into the field of parent education, my younger child once asked me,”Daddy, why do some parents hit their children?”  Honestly, I didn’t really have the answer.  How would I know?  I don’t hit our children. But I know from [...]

Ready to do away with punishment?   What would you do alternatively?  Learn the principles and practices of Positive Discipline at the next intake of Positive Discipline in Action organised by the Institute of Advanced Parentology. Meanwhile, listen to Dr. Jane Nelsen explain the 5 criteria for Positive Discipline …

One of the most common rationalisations we hear about the use of corporal punishment on children is “I was spanked and I turn out OK.”   If this sounds familiar to you, listen to what some social scientist have to say in this video  (one said – it’s like a smoker saying “I have smoked all [...]

Advocates of corporal punishment often differ in terms the conditions for which it should be applied.  Some believe that corporal punishment is acceptable so long as it is carried out calmly and accompanied by explanations (i.e. not out of anger).   Some reserve it for serious offences only (although what constitutes as ‘serious’ is often left [...]

Much has been written and debated about the use of corporal punishment on children.  Perhaps, the absurdity of  hitting a child in the name of  ‘discipline’ is best illustrated by the following words from the late Haim Ginott*: When a child hits a child, we call it aggression. When a child hits an adult, we [...]

The word ‘discipline’ invariably evokes different ideas, emotions and reactions in different people.  It is perhaps a subject that attracts the most attention in the domain of parenting, as reflected in titles such as “Dare to Discipline,” “Positive Discipline,” “Discipline with Dignity,” and “Discipline with Love.” While most parents would agree to the common goals [...]