What exactly is the purpose of parenting?  Dr. Michael Popkins, who talks about being an active parent, says that the purpose of parenting is to protect and prepare our children to survive and thrive in the world they are going to live in. Another purpose of parenting is to teach your children, the ways of society and also to be respectful. Parenting is something that is beneficial to both the child and the parent. Parenting isn't easy though. Discipline is something that parents often have problems with. Popkins teaches that it is often best to let children learn from natural consequences unless the consequences are:

• too dangerous
• too far into the future
• going to cause others to be affected negatively

Something else that I want to make sure to cover about discipline is how children would respond best to discipline. I have noticed that children will not respond well to too harsh of a tone or if you always yell. I understand that there are times when it is necessary to yell or discipline harsher if your child will not respond to a calmer tone or if they are in danger or hurting themselves or someone else. I have noticed that when a child acts out, especially younger children, if you calmly approach the problem and use a calm tone with the child, the child will, yes, most likely throw a tantrum, but the tantrum will last for less time than if you had responded by immediately yelling and acting harsh. The first thing that a parent should do is to act calmly and if the child still doesn't respond, then it may be necessary to use a firmer statement with your child.

I hope this was helpful! Thanks for reading :)