Positive Parenting

“Punishment” Does. Not. Work.

And it’s particularly ineffective with neurodivergent kids.

Jillian Enright
neurodiversified
Published in
10 min readApr 25, 2021

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Bear with me. Before you read the title and dismiss the premise, I am not advocating for a permissive style of parenting, and I am not suggesting that children shouldn’t have boundaries.

Boundaries vs. Punishment

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Jillian Enright
neurodiversified

She/they. Neurodivergent, 20+ yrs SW & Psych. experience. I write about mental health, neurodiversity, education, and parenting. Founder of Neurodiversity MB.