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Primary Children's Medical Center

A Positive Approach to Discipline

Raising a child can be the most difficult job you will ever have. Many parenting frustrations can be alleviated through a positive approach to discipline. With patience, love and practice, discipline can be a valuable experience for both parent and child. These helpful tips are brought to you by the Hold on to Dear Life® campaign at Primary Children's Medical Center.
  • Positive discipline teaches children responsibility.
  • Effective discipline increases self-esteem in your child. Fear, guilt, humiliation and anger are ineffective punishments.
  • It's impossible for you to make sensible discipline choices if you are thinking irrationally. Step back from the situation until you are calm.
  • Use love and patience with infants.
  • Infants do not understand discipline of any kind.
  • Shaking an infant is dangerous. Never, never, never shake an infant.
  • Hitting and spanking create fear rather than respect and teach children to use violence.
  • Set clear, reasonable limits for your child.
A printable copy of this brochure is available by selecting the link below. The document is in Portable Document Format (PDF)and requires the free Acrobat Reader plug-in from Adobe to view and print. To order copies of this brochure, contact Primary Children's Medical Center's Child Advocacy department, (801) 662-6580.
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