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Featured Discipline Article

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10 Alternatives to Consequences offers tools to encourage cooperation when your child struggles.

Family Meetings

A Positive Discipline tool for modeling respectful problem-solving and collaboration in the family

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What to Say to Little Kids Instead of 'Say Sorry'

Developmentally appropriate ways to navigate children's conflicts

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26 Phrases to Calm Your Angry Child

Thoughtful alternatives to commonly used phrases and why they help

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Which Is Better, Rewards or Punishments? Neither

A premise that preaches to the choir and phrasing ideas that make it worth a read

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10 Alternatives to Consequences when Your Child Isn’t Cooperating

Actionable ideas for your parenting tool belt

 

10 Ways to Guide Children without Punishment

Empowering the adult as a guide

 

The Strong-Willed Child: 11 Ways to Turn Power Struggles into Cooperation

Understanding the strong-willed child

 

10 Tips to Help Your Child with Anger

Step-by-step guide to help parents help children with anger

 

3 Simple Tips to Stop Toddler Hitting

How to respond to hitting as a form of exploration

 

My Child Hits Me!  What Can I Do?

How to respond to hitting out of anger

 

The White Dot Incident

Compelling example of natural consequences in a Montessori classroom

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Behind the Laundry Hamper

A beautiful story of treating anger within a community

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