How Should You Discipline Your Children?

 "I listened impatiently to the sound of every passing car. This was the third time that Jordan had broken his curfew.  'Where is he?' I wondered.  'Is he in trouble?  Does he even care that we are worried?  By the time that he arrived, I was about to explode." - GEORGE.

"My daughter let a scream, which sent a wave of panic through me. I turned and saw her clutching her head and crying. Her four-year-old brother had just hit her." - NICOLE.

"I didn't steal the ring, I found it!' said Natalie, our six-year-old daughter , her blue eyes pleading her innocence. Her  persistent denials cut us so deeply that we wept. We knew she was lying." - Stephen.

IF YOU are a parent, can you relate to the emotions expressed in the opening statements? When confronted with similar situations, do  you wonder  how-or even if-you should discipline your child?  Is it wrong to discipline your children?

Next time: How  Should You Discipline Your Children? - WHAT IS DISCIPLINE?

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