The Theatre of Discipline - a podcast by Taisha Cameron

Orders, commands and punishments. Oh my! Today’s topic is all about discipline. The ugly yucky monster that infects all of our parenting brains with the shoulda, coulda, woulda's about raising our kids. We are screwing up the world by the way we parent our kids. Yeah, I said it. And I want us to change the way we parent humans because we're changing the way we are raising people in society.

We’ll kick off our show with The Raise a Glass Series, get on to our questions to explore, and end with A Short Story Before We Go. MFA is the sometimes-musical, dramedy, in 3 acts, 1 intermission, the length of a sitcom designed to give mama’s (and any caregiver) a break in the day to breathe and reset along with a much-needed audio hug. 

Quote: “A positive goal to strive for when disciplining would be to raise children we not only love, but in whose company we love being." Magda Gerber from Janet Landsbury's, No Bad Kids Toddler Discipline Without Shame. 

Act I: The Raise a Glass Series

The Raise a Glass Series is a space for reflection and gratitude centered around the topic of the day and inspired by lyrics from Hamilton the Musical.

Today’s lyrics – “What happens if I don't get congressional approval? I imagine they'll call for your removal. Sir. Figure it out alexander, that's an order from your commander. 

Act II: Main Questions

What does discipline mean? Is discipline, as punishment, necessary for our children? If we changed the way we thought of disciplining our kids how would that change the world?

            

Intermission: Angelica Interlude

 

Act III: A Short Story Before We Go

Lost in the Woods

 

Episode transcript: available at www.mfaparentingedition.com/046

 

Sources that helped inspire this episode:

·       DISCIPLINE English Definition and Meaning | Lexico.com

·       Discipline Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

·       discipline | Etymology, origin and meaning of discipline by etymonline

·       DTA | Organized Chaos: Discipline in the Theatre Classroom (theatrefolk.com)

·       By Janet Lansbury Archives - Janet Lansbury
 

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