It’s currently trendy for parenting experts and bloggers to promote positive parenting models. Positive parenting emphasizes encouragement and rewards systems for children while often discouraging negative consequences such as timeouts.
Although parents absolutely should take a positive approach with their children whenever possible, Dr. Robert Larzelere, a professor at Oklahoma State University and expert on authoritative parenting, argues that parents should not be so quick to dismiss discipline and negative consequences.
He joins DadsDivorce Live to discuss how parents can strike a balance between parenting positively and disciplining their kids.
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