Discipline Starts with Empathy
Struggling with how to discipline your child? Many parents do! Figuring out why your child is acting out and how you can handle it raises a ton of questions, like:
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- Should you spank your child?
- Is your kid really misbehaving or purpose?
- What do you do after you snap and lash out?
- How can you get your child to stop ignoring and start obeying?
- Which techniques actually work at helping your child manage their emotions?
- How can you navigate your child’s changing hormones and behavior?
In this kit, you’ll learn answers to these questions – along with the surprising science behind misbehavior and meltdowns. You’ll also find tips from the experts about how to calm your child and yourself next time stress strikes. Ready? Take a deep breath and let’s get disciplined!
What goes into making a course?
13 Episodes
29 Activities
240 Hours of study
4 Experts
118 Papers and books
52 Recommended Resources
Expert Highlights
Ruth Burtman, PhD
Clinical & School Psychologist, Psychoanalyst & Educational Consultant
We have to slow our emotions down, take a deep breath, regulate ourselves. In that way, we’re modeling a method to calm ourselves down, to show that we are able to take responsibility when we make a mistake.
— Let’s Breathe
— Discipline Before Words
Founder of Hand in Hand Parenting, Co-Author of ‘Listen’
— Creating Empathy Together
Neuroscientist, Adjunct Assistant Professor at UCLA
The prefrontal cortex is sort of the adult part of the brain. And so when it’s not fully developed, kids’ ability to understand and foresee the consequences of their actions is, in a sense, impaired.
— Rules for the Rule-Challenged