NCEA Brief: A Primer on Compassionate Discipline

Rehabilitation and redemption, the ability to look inside oneself and want to change requires not just desire but opportunity. As Catholics, we need to lead the charge on creating that opportunity for our students. Traditional punishment is counterintuitive. It only makes an angry child angrier and an insensitive child more insensitive. It is up to us in the Catholic School System to cultivate a new paradigm in behavior modification that helps kids access their empathy and develop it like a muscle. A Primer on Compassionate Discipline redefines the potential for schools tow work with the students and their parents in co-creating an environment that’s kinder, more forgiving and tolerant.