resilience and confidence. Dr. Elsa Lee is a neuropsychologist and clinical director at Assets School. She oversees the Transforming Lives Center that provides psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations for schoolaged children in Hawai’i. ture by desperately wanting to correct our child’s mistakes that seem urgent. But discipline is not just about a short-term fix. It is also about building, nurturing, and teaching. When we use discipline to show the way instead of to punish, we will help our kids develop awareness and self-regulation that can help them navigate life with 78 HAWAII PARENT July/August 2025 Children feel safest when they know what to expect. Clear, kind boundaries give them something solid to push against as they learn self-regulation, one moment at a time.
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