Families Commission: Promote positive discipline
As parents become better informed about the positive and effective ways of disciplining children the less confusion there will be over New Zealand’s law regarding physical punishment, the Families...
View ArticleFAQ: What does the law really let me do?
So what does the law really allow me to do as a parent? Everything you need to do, as long as it doesn’t include using force for the purpose of correcting or punishing your child. Here’s the actual...
View ArticleThe Christchurch Case – from a parenting perspective
On 19 May 2009 a Christchurch father was found guilty of assaulting his son by flicking his ear and punching him in the face. While there has been a lot said about whether the father would have been...
View ArticleVideo: Dr Joan Durrant discusses Positive Discipline
Dr Joan Durrant offers us this very watchable 10-minute digest of Positive Discipline, her 356 page manual covering establishing goals, providing warmth and structure, understanding how children think...
View ArticleDo you use the carrot or the stick for changing your child’s behaviour?
From the American Counselling Association. Sponsored by the ACA Foundation NO parent enjoys constantly warning or threatening his or her child, yet many children do seem programmed to drive mum and dad...
View ArticleJulie Lawrence and Anne Smith: Family discipline in context
Julie Lawrence and Anne Smith presented their interim findings from their research at Otago University today at the Families Commission’s Annual Research Seminar. We’re pleased to be able to bring you...
View ArticleKiwi families using positive discipline because it works
Kiwi families say they are increasingly using positive parenting techniques because they work, according to 100 ordinary families’ descriptions of their own parenting methods. Interviews were conducted...
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