ABSTRACT
Many caring adults are hesitant to discipline children. Why should this be? Many of us grew up learning to associate discipline with anger, yelling, and even revengeful punishment. If we believe that discipline is inherently hurtful, naturally we don’t want to inflict it on kids we care about. The problem is that when we don’t discipline kids, they keep misbehaving, and we become more angry and frustrated. When the discipline finally does occur, it’s just as we feared: it’s done with anger. No wonder so many adults try to avoid disciplining kids!
