Hi there. Thanks for tuning in. Today we're talking a little bit about punishment. It's

not a topic that I've ever covered directly on the podcast before, because it's, frankly,

not something that we've used very often in our house. Punishment is a way of decreasing

unwanted behavior, and that's not to say that there's no unwanted behavior in my house

by any means. So today I'm going to share some examples of times when I've felt that

punishment has been helpful.

Hi, this is Dene. I'm the founder of Simple Families. Simple Families is an online community

for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life. In this show, we focus on minimalism

with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load. My perspectives

are based in my firsthand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development.

So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly,

real life. Thanks for joining us.

Hi, thanks for tuning in. This week we are talking about punishment. Last week I reared an

episode on hitting, and we are going to build upon that episode. If you haven't listened to that

episode, go to simplefamilies.com forward slash episode 250, and hear that one out first.

In that episode, I am talking about hitting why it happens, how we can handle it, and why

punishment is generally not one thing that I lean on first. Or even second, another episode

that I'm going to be referencing is the consequences episode, which was simplefamilies.com forward slash

episode 266. That would also be a great episode to listen to in advance of this one.

Today, I'm going to get into the weeds of some principles from behavior psychology.

However, if I have any behavior psychologist listening, you'll probably also hear that I'm going

to change some language to make it a little bit more apparent friendly. If you pull out your old

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