"I wish I had known this 25 years ago". Bringing forth each next generation is perhaps mankind's greatest responsibility. Yet most of us parents are swamped by the day-to-day demands of balancing career, house, recreation and life with kids. We don't stop to consider the ultimate Goal of parenting.
The zZense view is that Discipline is a much, much larger and more important part of parenting than simply punishment. It is the process for teaching desired behavior -- a process involving
Correction is a combination of positive and negative feedback. Punishment, ie negative feedback, is only one small piece of the overall process. This is very different than the common view that Discipline is punishment.