
The Difference Between Discipline and Punishment
Some parents let their kids do whatever they want, while coddling them well into their teenage years, whereas other parents simply don’t have effective discipline. Then there are parents who use more punishment than discipline, while other parents just aren’t around at all. There is a difference between discipline and punishment. Discipline is when we plan, organize and have structured routines. With discipline, children are guided and taught that positive and negative conseq