Parents, communities and governments around the world are recognizing children’s rights to protection from physical punishment and to discipline that respects their dignity. Increasingly, parents are being advised to use “positive discipline”. But parents

Positive discipline is an approach to teaching that helps children succeed, gives them the information they need to learn, and supports their development. It respects children’s right to healthy development, protection from violence, and active participat

Save the Children works towards eliminating all forms of corporal or physical punishment and other humiliating or degrading punishment of children in all settings. For this reason, Save the Children Italy, Save the Children Lithuania, Save the Children Ro

A Manual primarily aimed at parents, future parents, and those who support parents, such as parent educators, parent group facilitators, and family support workers. This Manual is based on findings from decades of research that reveal a great deal about h

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which every European country has accepted, strengthens the position of children within the family and in society as a whole. Everyone who meets a child has the responsibility to treat the child with respect. C