Educate and Discipline The Whole Child- Mind, Body and Spirit There's not a responsible parent on the planet who hasn't struggled with getting a child to obey, and it can be an excruciating experience. How do you get your children to mind without losing yours? Discipline a becomes a bigger challenge than it needs to be, in part, because we tend to equate discipline with punishment. “But punishment is only a small part of the processâ€.