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These are the Best Positive Parenting Discipline Techniques

Positive Parenting discipline or Positive Parenting disciplinary techniques are incredibly effective, rooted in research, and maintain the trust between parent and child. Find some of the best positive parenting strategies here. Gentle parenting, attachment parenting. Parenting toddlers, parenting young kids. Authoritarian parenting.

Positive parenting discipline is incredibly effective but it is also a lot of work. Find a plethora of positive parenting resources below.


Whether it’s in the candy aisle at the grocery store, at school pickup, or at a family gathering, we’ve all been there. Our child acts out and there is an audience. It feels as though all eyes are on us judging our reactions and our approach.

Not only do we want to do what’s best for our kids in these moments, but we also want to come out as unscathed as possible when it comes to the judgement of others. Sadly, more than once, I have had that family-member-once-removed witness my parenting and assume that because I don’t punish my kids, I’m failing to discipline them.

The truth is, you can have effective discipline without punishment. In fact, the “old school” techniques including timeouts, spanking, yelling, and chastising have been proven to be ineffectual.

The problem for so many of us is that we default to what we experienced as children. And, positive parenting discipline can take a lot of thought. Honestly, it’s effortful. When we are exhausted, it’s hard to think of how to structure our discipline in a way that doesn’t include some of the above-mentioned techniques. As such, I’ve assembled some of the best resources on positive parenting disciplinary techniques. These references contain invaluable positive parenting tips.

Positive Parenting discipline or Positive Parenting disciplinary techniques are incredibly effective, rooted in research, and maintain the trust between parent and child. Find some of the best positive parenting strategies here. Gentle parenting, attachment parenting. Parenting toddlers, parenting young kids. Authoritarian parenting.

Best Positive Parenting Discipline Techniques

Positive Parenting Discipline and Staying Calm

Staying calm and level-headed is crucial to executing positive discipline. Here are some tips to stay on track.

Positive Parenting Disciplining & Choosing Your Wording Carefully

  • Find out why saying “Calm down,” “relax,” or similar doesn’t work and what to say instead in this post from The Mommy Views.
  • Read how negative language makes discipline harder to understand and how to use more powerful phrasing here.

Positive Parenting Techniques for Big Emotions and Difficult Behaviour

Positive Parenting Discipline: Alternatives to Timeouts

Strategies so Your Child Will Listen Better

  • This one crucial tip to increase listening is excellent.
  • Find nine effective strategies to get your child to listen here.
  • For a great resource, read these research-based tactics on how to improve your child’s listening.
  • Finally, find tips to better your communication with your toddler in this post.

Positive Insights, Strategies, and Ideas For a Strong-Willed

I hope you’ve found value in the immense amount of resources on positive parenting here.

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21 responses to “These are the Best Positive Parenting Discipline Techniques”

  1. You have done a wonderful job compiling resources on positive parenting! I will be saving this to share with my clients.

    1. Thanks so much Shelah! As you can tell positive parenting is a passion of mine and these resources are just wonderful! I really appreciate you being a part of it.

  2. Awesome resources! Positive parenting has so many misconceptions wrapped around it and it’s great to have this post as something to refer to!

  3. Love this approach,and it works while helping build self esteem!

    1. What a great point, Erin and thanks for reading. Positive parenting is a great foundation for strong self-esteem.

  4. Great job putting together these amazing tips.Thanks for sharing. I am definitely going to share these with fellow parents.

  5. Such an AWESOME compilation. Positive parenting is something I work extremely hard at daily, but many around me don’t believe that it could possibly work. Will definitely be sharing! Thanks so much <3

    1. Thank you so much for this feedback! Positive parenting is such a challenge but is so hugely rewarding.

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  16. Nice post ! Thanks for sharing

  17. I love reading through an article that can make people think.

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Hi, I’m Alana. When I’m not nursing cold, stale coffee, I usually can be found with the baby on my hip, barefoot, and racing after my two older kids.

Thanks to a degree in psychology and a free-range childhood backing onto an expansive evergreen forest, positive parenting and play-based learning are my passions.

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