Discipline is a word that has many definitions.
Most of them are positive. ----more----
Discipline is basically the training of desirable behavior through conditioning and control.
This can be done in a positive way – where we train ourselves to exercise self-control.
Or it can be done in a negative way through punishment to exert control over others.
As a Humanist, I prefer the first way.
Punishment and the attempt to control other people is abhorrent to me.
For me, discipline is about self-discipline.
It is about self-mastery.
And in this sense, we should absolutely be teaching our children self-discipline.
So don’t view discipline as a bad thing.
Just don’t expect to achieve it through punishment.