Discipline Because We Love

By Jean White

Jean White has worked with young children for the past thirty-three years. She graduated from Northern Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health in 1976 and began teaching four-year-olds through the Head Start program. She continued teaching in early childhood until 1987. Then she became a part-time teacher and part-time director through the US Army Child Development Services Program in Munich, Germany. In 1993, her program for young children grew to a size that it required a full-time director. From that time until 2009, Jean directed programs. Jean’s strengths are growing programs into high-quality care and learning centers for young children. In 2007, Jean earned her masters of education—early childhood from the University of Phoenix. Now Jean is passing on her legacy by teaching early childhood education classes to students at the college level. Jean has been a presenter on numerous occasions at early childhood conferences, been keynote speaker, and worked as an early childhood consultant for many years.
However, Jean’s greatest and most important successes of all have been being a wife to Leon and a mother to Rebecca and Brian. They have been her gifts from God and the light of her life in the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9781984557797

Jean White

Jean White has worked with young children for the past thirty-three years. She graduated from Northern Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health in 1976 and began teaching four-year-olds through the Head Start program. She continued teaching in early childhood until 1987. Then she became a part-time teacher and part-time director through the US Army Child Development Services Program in Munich, Germany. In 1993, her program for young children grew to a size that it required a full-time director. From that time until 2009, Jean directed programs. Jean’s strengths are growing programs into high-quality care and learning centers for young children. In 2007, Jean earned her masters of education—early childhood from the University of Phoenix. Now Jean is passing on her legacy by teaching early childhood education classes to students at the college level. Jean has been a presenter on numerous occasions at early childhood conferences, been keynote speaker, and worked as an early childhood consultant for many years. However, Jean’s greatest and most important successes of all have been being a wife to Leon and a mother to Rebecca and Brian. They have been her gifts from God and the light of her life in the world.

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Contents

What Is Discipline?

Children (and Adults)

D – Dare. Dare to do what is right and discipline your children.

I – I. Discipline teaches children that the world does not belong only to them. It also belongs to others.

S – Show. We show our children how to behave through how we behave.

C – Care. Disciplining children teaches the children I care about you.

I – Instruct. Instruct children when disciplining so they know how to handle situations in the future.

P – Peaceful. Disciplined children lead much more peaceful lives.

L – Love. We discipline because we love our children.

I – Ignore. Never ignore your child’s inappropriate behavior.

N – Nice. Discipline guides children to become nice adults.

E – Enjoy. We teach children right from wrong so they will enjoy a healthy and productive future.

What Is Discipline?

Discipline is teaching your child right from wrong through guiding, role modeling, teaching, and nurturing. All children need discipline. Some need more discipline than others, but remember, children come into this world with no knowledge of right from wrong. Everything they learn about what is right and what is wrong is taught to them through their parents, grandparents, teachers, and significant adult role models.

If a parent fails to discipline their child and teach them a healthy respect for right