noun
ə
1.
training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
2.
activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: A daily stint at the typewriter is excellent discipline for a writer.
3.
punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
4.
the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.: the harsh discipline of poverty.
5.
behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control: good discipline in an army.
I understand that as parents we have to prepare our children to behave well and listen to us; but is it really needed to call it discipline. It sounds like I am punishing an inmate or teenager who just got caught doing drugs. I think the correct term for us is Educate. I educate my children on what is right and wrong.
Definition of EDUCATE
transitive verb
1
a : to provide schooling for <chose to educate their children at home> b : to train by formal instruction and supervised practice especially in a skill, trade, or profession
2
a : to develop mentally, morally, or aesthetically especially by instruction b : to provide with information : inform <educating themselves about changes in the industry>
3
: to persuade or condition to feel, believe, or act in a desired way <educate the public to support our position>
Children don't need to be yelled at or spanked. Sure a good firm explanation is okay but I have noticed with Zack that he just doesn't respond to any "discipline" I need to take him by the hand and explain to what he did wrong and what he can do to fix it. So far for us this has been working great. We won't let him play with all his toys at once. He gets one toy and when he is done with that one he can put it away then pick out another one. After a craft or lesson he has to put it all away before he moves on. This has been teaching him so much self control. I am going to continue on this Educate route because it is working wonders. What do you think? Do you educate or discipline?
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