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There are many forms of punishment. Punishment is an action which is taken in response to an inappropriate behavior. Discipline is designed to teach a new behavior, without punishment or humiliation. Many parents make the mistake of thinking that punishment and discipline are the same, and they are not. Marianne Daniels Garber, Ph.D., educational consultant at the Behavioral Institute of Atlanta and coauthor of Good Behavior (St. Martin’s Press) says “Discipline means teaching an appropriate behavior. Being firm lets children know what you expect. Being kind means that you don’t speak or act in a mean way that humiliates your child.” Do you discipline with natural consequences which teach your lesson, or do you believe that children who misbehave should be punished for their crime? Read about a mom who decided to teach her children a lesson through public humiliation in the article “Kids caught stealing, then punished publicly“.
Diana Boggia has a masters degree in education with licensure in preschool, elementary and special education. She taught children with multiple disabilities for 15 years and has been working with parents (families) with behavioral concerns for more than 23 years. She develops individualized strategies to build self esteem and diminish negative, attention-seeking behaviors for each child to be successful in achieving remarkable results. Throughout her work with parents Diana has developed a program that includes hands-on materials encompassing limit-setting, developing structure with schedules, teaching time management, increasing listening skills and parenting with incentives, rather than threats. These successful strategies have changed the dynamics of many families who were struggling with their child’s behaviors.
