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Conscious Discipline * Developed by: Dr. Becky Bailey
Research says: Parent-child relationships that include healthy communication and the ability to set limits is the #1 factor in self-esteem, social competence, academic success, and psychosocial development of children. (Strage and Brandt, 1999)
Becky Bailey believes that self-control must be the first priority for all parents. Self-control is the ability to reach out and empathize with others, to accept and celebrate differences, to communicate feelings directly, to resolve conflicts in constructive ways, and to enjoy feeling close and connected to others. The Seven Powers for Self-Control are ways of perceiving and thinking. Each of the Seven Powers has a slogan to help you remember to use that particular power in times of conflict.
From these Seven Powers of Self-Control emerge the Seven Basic Discipline Skills. Dr. Bailey believes these are the only skills you need to constructively respond to any difficult moment. As parents change their attitudes and behaviors, so will their children. Conscious Discipline is about parents teaching their children how to behave, NOT about parents controlling their children's behavior.
Resource:
Easy to Love and Difficult to Discipline & Conscious Discipline by Becky Bailey.
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