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Discipline Resources for Today's Parents

It's virtually impossible to get parents, teachers, psychologists and other experts to agree on the appropriate level of discipline but most will agree that some level of enforced discipline is critical to a child's development and overall behavior.

On this page we review some quality resources and provide an overview and feedback on the resource to hopefully let you quickly determine if it's a resource you would like to explore in more detail.  We encourage you to provide your own comments so that others that come after you may benefit from your feedback.

This section focuses on discipline resources for today's Parents.
Parenting.com: 8 Discipline Mistakes Parents Make PDF Print E-mail

Great practical resource providing 8 ways (with examples) of how parents 'blow it' when it comes to discipline tactics.  I strongly doubt there is one set of parents out there who can say they haven't blown one of these tactics.

Pros: Relevant examples really hit home.  Speaks to parent's self discipline (being consistent, not lying, keeping threats/promises) as much as it does their discipline of their children.  The undermining 'blow it', aka Mom and Dad not being on the same page is great if you want to give your spouse and objective reminder that you need to be on the same team or else.

Cons: It's really worth the read.  If you have issues with the contents please share them via our comments link.

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ParentCoachPlan.com: Discipline Challenges PDF Print E-mail

Their mission: The Parent Coach Plan is committed to helping parents master the art of child and teen discipline. Our goal is to empower parents and to improve the behavior of their children through the use of our website and our unique and proven discipline products.

Pros: Good if you have some discipline challenges at home.  Focuses on child discipline problems and parents that are looking for discipline alternatives.  Their mantra is practicing discipline for your child that is firm, fair, consistent, and predictable

Cons: May not be for the average parents looking for general discipline advice and incremental improvements.

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PositiveDispline.ning.com: Positive Discipline Community PDF Print E-mail

Positive Discipline Community Website.  Focusing on bringing parents and teachers who are implementing Positive Discipline strategies with their families and students.

Pros: Good place to connect with other people already practicing positive discipline.  Not a ton of members but a good amount.  Seems well run and well intentioned.  Several focus groups all practicing and discussing positive discipline.

Cons: Not a good resource for parents and teachers looking to learn more about positive discipline.  PositiveDiscipline.ning.com encourages you but also expects you to be familiar with the positive discipline tactics.

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KidsHealth.org: Disciplining your Child PDF Print E-mail

This is a very high level article meant to address common discipline issues in children of all ages.  It is broken down into 5 age groups: 0-2 years, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 and of course teenagers 13 and up.

Pros: Good for a quick read and confirmation of common sense strategies.  Good for parents with several children spanning multiple age groups.  Straight forward comments on 'spanking'.  The article is reviewed by a Phd.

Cons: By trying to provide discipline advice targeted to 5 different child age groups in a short article it may not be a worth while read for a parent struggling with discipline issues for a particular child.

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AACAP.org: Child Discipline PDF Print E-mail

This is an excellent non-age specific article that speaks more to a philosophy of child discipline and effective parenting

Pros: Very concise, covers how children learn and why certain tactics are effective.  Long established, reputable non-profit source providing the advice.

Cons: Brief article, does not address specific behavior problems or discipline challenges.

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Self Discipline Quotes

"Self-discipline is the companion of will power. It endows with the stamina to persevere in whatever one does. It bestows the ability to withstand hardships and difficulties, whether physical, emotional or mental. It grants the ability to reject immediate satisfaction, in order to gain something better, but which requires effort and time."

Ramez Sson, Author

"Self-discipline involves acting according to what you think instead of how you feel in the moment. Often it involves sacrificing the pleasure and thrill of the moment for what matters most in life."

Peter Clemens


"Self-discipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from laziness and lethargy, freedom from the expectations and demands of others, freedom from weakness and fear—and doubt. Self-discipline allows a pitcher to feel his individuality, his inner strength, his talent. He is master of, rather than a slave to, his thoughts and emotions."


H.A. Dorfman

More Discipline Quotes

"Nothing is more harmful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army superiority over another."
— George Washington


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