Beech Babies

Beech Babies

Share this post

Beech Babies
Beech Babies
Those Gray Yellow Light Situations

Those Gray Yellow Light Situations

This one is about the many daily discipline decisions parents make

Courtney Dern's avatar
Courtney Dern
Dec 04, 2023
∙ Paid
4

Share this post

Beech Babies
Beech Babies
Those Gray Yellow Light Situations
Share

Magda Gerber, co-founder of RIE, wrote an essay on discipline that I'm going to draw heavily from for this piece. Basically, Magda Gerber uses stoplight colors to discuss various scenarios parents and children typically find themselves in. She uses examples of red, yellow, and green situations to describe her approach to discipline only after defining d…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Beech Babies to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Courtney Dern
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share