New research brief on the effects of parental discipline

PRB just published a new research brief that may be of interest:

Is Your Child Misbehaving? Try Reasoning With Them
Explaining why a behavior is wrong is the least harmful form of discipline for a young child’s development, new analysis suggests

Among common forms of discipline, only reasoning with a child is associated with positive developmental outcomes, according to a new analysis by Kaitlin Paxton Ward and colleagues from the University of Michigan and University of Nevada.[1]

You can read the full brief here: https://www.prb.org/articles/i...reasoning-with-them/

References:

1. Kaitlin P. Ward, et al. “Associations Between 11 Parental Discipline Behaviours and Child Outcomes Across 60 Countries,” BMJ Open 13, no. 10 (2023): e058439.