Use aromatherapy in the room of a sick child. Consider a Naturopath, Chiropractor or Doctor of Oriental Medicine when creating your healthcare team. Punishment does not motivate self-discipline. It addresses symptoms, not causes. It requires constant escalation and sets up an adversarial relationship with our children.
Punishment teaches children to stifle their feelings and often perpetuates a cycle of anger.
Discipline without spanking, time-outs, or punishment means that misbehavior becomes a problem to be solved rather than a situation to be controlled. It assumes that we can engage our children s cooperation to understand the unfilled need or misperception causing the behavior. Instead of rushing to punishing, parents can talk with their children about the situation without attacking their character and they can express anger without insulting their children. It helps to use sentences that begin with I rather than You. Teens get a bad rap.