When we think of discipline, we may think of threats and punishment. They may be the most common ways that parents deal with their children's misbehavior. One thing that is wrong with them is that they teach children bad things. It is common for parents to get frustrated with their children and yell at them. If I have to tell you once more. . . .
Threats are bad because they insult children.
They are likely to make the child feel dumb and put-down. The child may feel angry with the parent for treating him that way. Threats are also bad because they may tell the children that we yell a lot but never do anything. Consider the following story. A mother was loading her children in the car to go to the store.