Punishment is not the most effective method for improving children's behavior, though consequences, accountability, and boundaries are necessary.

“But as a mother, my strategy with my own kids has been really heavily influenced by thinking about like punishment is not the most effective way. That doesn't mean we live in a no like there's no rules, anything goes household, right? Like we have consequences, we have accountability, we have boundaries, but there's always space to say reflect on what you did. reflect on what needs to be different for your behavior to be different in the future and how can we create an environment that helps you grow, helps you helps that happen.”