In the wake of the Adrian Peterson child abuse scandal, heres my take on one facet of child discipline. Whether one believes spanking is an appropriate form of discipline or not. I believe the effectiveness of changing a childs behavior relies primarily on the love and depth of the parent/child relationship itself. I believe children instinctively crave the emotional connection and validation of their parents. I further believe that a parent who routinely meets those needs has already laid the groundwork for effective discipline when behavior goes awry. A parent who believes the harshness of the consequence is the primary change agent I believe is misguided. The time out the spanking or being grounded is not the primary agent of change folks..... its a distant 2nd! When we put kind of support and validation God calls for us to pour into our children, the delivery of the consequence will be little more than a sidebar to the level of disappointment their behavior caused in you!
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:36:50 +0000
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