In order to prevent physical punishment, we need to: 1) increase parents’ knowledge of child development; 2) help them manage their emotions; and 3) shift their lens from control to mentorship. Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP), a 9-week not-for-profit program, addresses each of these key factors. Parents learn how children’s emotions and brains develop from infancy through adolescence; recognize their stress response and learn techniques to manage it; and acquire skills in scaffolding children’s learning while keeping them physically and emotionally safe. Through interactive activities, parents come to understand behavior from the child’s perspective so that they can effectively support children’s learning, rather than punishing their mistakes.
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