# International Day of Respectful Parenting: How to Set Limits Without Shouting or Punishment

Rocío González, dean at Universidad de La Sabana, explains respectful parenting sets clear limits without shouting or punishment.

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Rocío González, dean of the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences at Universidad de La Sabana, said that children need both affection and limits, and that adults can be affectionate and firm at the same time. [^1]

On September 2, the International Day of Respectful Parenting is observed to promote an education based on love, empathy, mutual respect, and equality. [^2]

González said adults can set limits without shouting by explaining why rules exist, maintaining consistent consequences, and validating children's emotions while holding boundaries. [^3]

John Bowlby proposed and developed attachment theory based on his interest in child development. [^4]

The commemoration was established as a tribute to John Bowlby, an English intellectual and psychoanalyst who died on this date in 1990. [^5]

John Bowlby stated that if society values its children, it must take care of their mothers. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Rocío González, dean of the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences at Universidad de La Sabana, said that children need both affection and limits, and that adults can be affectionate and firm at the same time. (El Universal, News)
2. On September 2, the International Day of Respectful Parenting is observed to promote an education based on love, empathy, mutual respect, and equality. (El Día, News)
3. González said adults can set limits without shouting by explaining why rules exist, maintaining consistent consequences, and validating children's emotions while holding boundaries. (El Universal, News)
4. John Bowlby proposed and developed attachment theory based on his interest in child development. (El Día, News)
5. The commemoration was established as a tribute to John Bowlby, an English intellectual and psychoanalyst who died on this date in 1990. (El Día, News)
6. John Bowlby stated that if society values its children, it must take care of their mothers. (El Día, News)

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