Love and Discipline
Posted: April 24, 2008Our kids need a lot of things from us parents, but their 2 most important and critical needs are LOVE and LIMITS.
That means showing our kids that we love them unconditionally, but also that we expect them to mind us.
You know, I see a lot of parenting philosophies that lean too far one way or the other. Some parents tend to be too permissive. They seem to believe that love is all a child needs.
Other parents are too strict and rigid, and sho very little affection. But neither extreme is healthy.
All love and no limits can be confusing to kids, and eventually creates little monsters. Harsh discipline without love pushes children away and batters their self image.
The key is finding a healthy balance- giving kids all the love they need, while still enforcing clearly defined limits.
by Dr Bill Maier
Hi, very nice post. I have been wonder’n bout this issue,so thanks for posting
June 13, 2009 at 1:16 am