As a normal part of their development, all children test boundaries and break rules, but how parents respond to these moments has an undeniable effect on their child, whether positive or negative. And this is magnified for vulnerable children who live with foster parents or who have been adopted.

Parents are human too, and they have to navigate their own emotions while parenting, but it’s important that they carefully consider their responses to their children when they misbehave. This includes understanding the difference between punishment and discipline.

So what does healthy discipline look like?

• How to strive for connection and build confidence, rather than control; 
• What might be preventing deeper understanding; 
• A new way of approaching discipline and 
• Why rethinking traditional punishment methods may have better results.

Guest: Ms Beverley Beukes, MD of Oasis Haven, a registered Child and Youth Care