Adapting an Authoritative parenting style involves the four dimensions of:
-warmth and nurturance
-consistent control
-expectations
-communication.
It involves high acceptance and involvement, adaptive control techniques and the granting of appropriate autonomy, which leads to a positive mood, self-control, task persistence, cooperativeness, social and moral maturity and favourable school performance.
Your theory, sounds about right ;) Parenting is far better than punishment.