Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

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One basic need all children have, educator Alfie Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including “time outs”), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of moving and largely unknown research detailing the damage caused by leading chil

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