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Positive Parenting: How to Use Positive Discipline Effectively

Positive parenting, also referred to as gentle guidance or positive discipline, uses tools to motivate better behavior, and for parents to see misbehavior as an opportunity to lead kids in a positive way and help them learn consideration and responsibility, without punitive punishment.

Find out what it means to use gentle guidance when it comes to your child’s behavior, and also positive discipline for misbehavior, but remember, positive parenting is based on the three main principles:

  1. Love your child unconditionally.
  2. You model positive behavior for your children.
  3. Your parent-child connection is your highest priority which means you are dedicated to continually working on strengthening your bond.

Learn the tools of positive parenting found here, to create a happier, more peaceful home.

Positive parenting, also referred to as gentle guidance or positive discipline, uses strategies to motivate better behavior and to see the opportunity of misbehavior, to lead kids in a positive way and help them learn consideration and responsibility, without punitive punishment.  Learn the tools of positive parenting found here, to create a happier, more peaceful home.

POSITIVE PARENTING: TOOLS FOR BETTER BEHAVIOR

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