Showing posts with label gentle discipline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gentle discipline. Show all posts

23 July, 2009

The Disadvantages of Time-Out

According to many educators and psychologists, however, time-out is not as innocent as it seems and is, moreover, an emotionally harmful way to discipline children. In fact, the National Association for the Education of Young Children includes the use of time-out in a list of harmful disciplinary measures, along with physical punishment, criticizing, blaming, and shaming.


http://www.awareparenting.com/timeout.htm

Twenty Alternatives to Punishment

http://www.awareparenting.com/twenty.htm

A great list on alternatives to spanking/hitting/yelling etc.