Balancing Extremes to
Teach Discipline with Love
Teach Discipline with Love
Somewhere between French Maid and Warden of a Penitentiary, I am finding a supreme loving force that is divine. Recognizing the strict discipline that my boys need, I have learned to remain consistent with my rules and discipline with kids. I keep a glow in my cheeks, smile with love, and refuse to take “no” as an answer.
In the image of a French Maid, I am delightful and forgiving. Cleaning is my job; chores delegated to my kids are not my job. As a French Maid, I am joyful in my duties of household maintenance. I exude confidence in my femininity, despite the apron and protective gloves.
In the image of a warden, I am strict and bold. As warden, I am severe in my insistence of obedience to rules. I have confidence in my convictions, despite resistance from others.
Now, my discipline has love and my love has discipline. Love and discipline are inseparable. I finally see how discipline shows my kids that I love them. As love overlaps discipline in my ideology, my disciplinary methods are consistent. The rewards are bliss and promise of bliss.
Learning to balance… I am wondering how many parents feel the cohesion of love and discipline. Do you feel the two terms are necessary, but not overlapping?
~ Christy Camp, RYT, Westlake Village, CA
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