Using the Parenting Pyramid: Build Connection Before Teaching & Correction

Rather than defaulting to discipline, the Parenting Pyramid encourages us to ask: 'How can I help things go right?' Dr. Dave Schramm explains how effective parenting builds from the bottom up—starting with personal well-being, through couple and parent–child connection, then teaching, and finally correction. When our relationships and teaching are strong, correction becomes a natural extension, not the centerpiece.