Parenting

In many parenting lists, chats, message boards and web sites discipline is a frequently discussed issue. Here, when I use the word discipline I do *not* mean punishment.

From The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.2000.

dis·ci·pline
NOUN:	1. Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. 2. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control.

Using outside control, particularly punishment, to teach self-control does not work. It only teaches not to get caught!

I'm still learning and working on my self-control, to better teach my children. Some of the best resources I have found are Positive Discipline, many of them Christian as well. Positive Christian AP (AP = attachment parenting) is a wonderful list of caring Christian parents. The biggest change for me is remembering that discipline is action. I cannot sit down and only use words to teach discipline. I must help my children to succeed and using the 5 steps is the best way to see positive discipline in action.