STOP MISTAKING NATURAL EXUBERANCE AS MISBEHAVIOR
             Discipline is necessary when raising a child who appears to have some kind of disobedient behavior. This behavior is no more than a child's way of exploring the new and mysterious world around him, and parents must know how to discipline their child with love, devotion, tranquility, self-control, and reasoning. The first article, A Beginners Guide to Discipline, written by Dr. William Sears, gives parents disciplining strategies to take into action when a child brings chaos into their lives. However, Dr. Sears informs parents that the chaotic behavior a child demonstrates is the child's "natural exuberance," which should not be a cause for punishment. The child is growing in great abundance or profusion, so Dr. Sears' strategies demonstrate how parents are capable of disciplining their child without repressing the child's natural liveliness, or inner-self.
             A dilemma Dr. Sears mentions is the pulling, grabbing, and hitting most parents come to challenge. He believes this behavior is expressed when a child discovers what their hands can do but, primarily, it is for the enjoyment that the reaction from a parent, or any other watching, brings them as a result of the behavior. Since the child lacks the understanding, this is very normal behavior so, Dr. Sears reminds parents of their responsibility to teach their children the values, morals, and beliefs accepted by society. He states parents are also in a difficult position when their child becomes excessively clingy, but tells parents how the discipline process really benefits both the parent and child. Because, discipline teaches children how to learn to become comfortable when separated from their parents, thus easing the parents mind and allowing them their privacy. According to Dr. Sears, a child, primarily toddlers, tend drive parents craz
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