Gentle Discipline: Using Emotional Connection--Not Punishment--to Raise Confident, Capable Kids

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith

SPACE denotes five steps toward effective, gentle discipline: Stay calm Proper expectations Affinity with your child Connect and contain emotions Explain and set a good example

Gentle discipline requires you to separate your dislike of your child’s behavior from your feelings toward the child him- or herself. Too many parents mix up the behavior and the child.

“All behavior is communication.”