Is Spanking a Healthy Form of Discipline?
Question: Dr. Dobson, it just seems barbaric to cause pain to a defenseless child. Tell me why you think it is healthy to spank him or her.
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Marriage & Parenting
4 Effective Alternatives to Yelling at Your Kids
When kids don’t listen and are defiant, emotions can run high and communication breaks down. This can leave everyone in the family upset. But yelling isn’t the way to address misbehavior.
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Finding the Right Balance Between Love & Control
Permissive parenting can be just as damaging as authoritarian parenting. Aim for the middle ground.
Dr. Dobson Minute
Who’s In Control?
A child's disobedient behavior can be motivated by his or her desire for power that lies within a human spirit.
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Strong-Willed Children
Dr. Dobson explains the difference between shaping the will of a child and breaking his spirit.
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Understanding Your Child’s Behavior Before Disciplining
You have described the nature of willfully defiant behavior and how parents should handle it. But does all unpleasant behavior result from rebellion and disobedience?
Dr. Dobson Minute
Discipline Is Like A Battery
Dr. Dobson explains the need for a balance between the positive and the negative.
Dr. Dobson Minute
Disciplining Your Child Is Like A Stone Carving
Skill and the right tools are important, but so is an ability to stay atuned to what you hear.
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The Three R’s of Parenting – Part 2
Teaching children responsibility requires more than good intentions—it takes smart strategies.
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The Three R’s of Parenting, Part 1
Are you struggling to teach your children to respect authority?
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Dr. James Dobson
Joe Waresak
Dr. Del Tackett
