A Better Way to Discipline Kids? The Results Suggest ‘Yes’ (Part 1 of 2)

By teaching children the tools and skills to adjust their behavior, disciplinary referrals can be cut by 80 percent or better—and a lot more learning takes place.

In psychologist Ross W. Greene's Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model, the parent or teacher takes on the role of enabler, rather than adversary. Olena Chukhil/Shutterstock

Pretty much everything under the sun has been tried.

In the olden days, corporal punishment seems to have been the approach de rigueur.