Don't mind the big grammar "Holistic", it's a new word I found for addressing a general aspect of discipline and not just focusing on one side of it. One of the mistakes many parents do in disciplining a child is that, they focus on only the mess up that the child has done, no follow up.
I'm not a parent yet and honestly, I can't say I understand totally what it means to be a parent disciplining the child but from my little experiences in taking care of my little cousins and teaching children in schools and during church service, there are different approaches.
Children, like the Bible describes them, are innocent and needs all the guidance they can get. So the first step to having good behaved children is in what the parents have taught and instilled in them from the beginning. Things might go wrong in this stage causing some kids to go wayward.
Children are not to be left alone especially when they are still very young and can be very quick to take action in whatever comes to their mind. For example, children get very curious about bright stuffs (even burning fire) and they try to touch it, with no one watching, they will hurt themselves.
Just like that, there are a lot more things children needs to be guided on how to do so when they are not being watched, they will do the right things. If this is put in place and a child still acts up on his or her own causing a mess, that is where discipline comes in and is done properly.
Every parents knows what works best for their child as a form of discipline, not all children will react positively to the use of rods on their physical body. Some won't respond to words of mouth and some will prefer getting gift promises to stay behaved and they act naturally overtime.
So I thought of some holistic approaches to child discipline that could work for all kids but not without the ones that have always worked for each parents. For me, I'll love to try these out on my kids someday while I learn more about their behavior and how to keep them in good check.
Children will definitely love to be praised for the good deeds they've done, and they tend to do more in that aspect. Making your children do the clean up after a mess will make them realize just how much work it is after a mess up. Giving them the chance to make choices with your guide too.
It's not every time a parent should use the rod or talk too much on a child's misbehavior. There should be times when the parents act like they turn a blind eye to what a child has done but make them realize the wrong it before they make the mistake again. Being attentive and knowing when to make them see the consequences of their actions is also a child disciplinary action.
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