Editing Discipline (section)

{{Short description|Self-control}}

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'''Discipline''' is the [[self-control]] that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed, and the ability to keep working at something that is difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discipline Definition & Meaning {{!}} Britannica Dictionary |url=https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/discipline |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Disciplinarians believe that such self-control is of the utmost importance and enforce a set of rules that aim to develop such [[behavior]]. Such enforcement is sometimes based on [[punishment]], although there is a clear difference between the two. One way to convey such differences is through the root meaning of each word: discipline means "[[Teaching|to teach]]", while punishment means "to correct or cause [[pain]]". Punishment may extinguish unwanted behavior in the moment, but is ineffective long-term; discipline, by contrast, includes the process of training self control.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Positive Parenting: Discipline vs. Punishment {{!}} Psychology Today |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/on-babies/202301/discipline-vs-punishment |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.psychologytoday.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sege |first1=Robert |last2=Siegel |first2=Benjamin |date=2018-12-01 |title= Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children |url=https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/6/e20183112/37452/Effective-Discipline-to-Raise-Healthy-Children
 |journal=Pediatrics |volume=142 |issue=6 |publisher= American Academy of Pediatrics |pages=83-93 |doi=10.1542/peds.2018-3112
 |access-date=2025-02-17|url-access=subscription }}</ref>