The site is referred to as “discipline for smart people” because this type of person understands that no one can coerce another person into changing one’s mind and that the most effective approach for influencing a person to change behavior is to induce the person to influence her/himself.
This approach has two fundamental characteristics. The first is that stress—oftentimes associated with discipline—is significantly reduced. The second is that external manipulators, such as rewards for appropriate behavior, are not used because they are counterproductive to promoting responsibility. Similarly, threats and punishments are not imposed. Punishments, be they referred to as “logical” or “natural,” are based on the theory that the person needs to be harmed to be taught, to be hurt in order to learn. Most people would prefer not to punish someone they care about, but they simply do not know how to discipline without the use of punishments. The site shows how to promote responsible behavior by using 21st century approaches espoused by such authorities as Stephen Covey, W. Edwards Deming, and William Glasser.
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Marv Marshall
