Positive vs negative parenting

Previously

…As they left his room, Mr. and Mrs. Davis looked at each other, their faces illuminated by the soft glow of the hallway light. The tension that had once defined their home was dissipating, replaced by a fragile, yet growing, sense of peace. The walls, so carefully constructed over years of fear and expectation, were finally beginning to crumble, revealing the loving family that had always been beneath. They had a long way to go, but for the first time in a long time, they felt like they were finally on the right path. The path of connection, of understanding, and of a love that didn't demand perfection, but celebrated effort and simply, beautifully, being.