Temper tantrums are never pretty, but don't bust out a "go to your room!" the next time your child has a meltdown. Discipline techniques that involve a physical or even emotional disconnection can ...

Discipline is often misunderstood as a personality trait. In reality, it is a system of small, repeatable behaviours that ...

Positive discipline, unlike scolding, fosters emotional growth, respect, and intrinsic motivation in children. It reduces fear and anxiety by providing a supportive environment for learning from ...

"Kids will do well if they can" is a basic mantra that Dr. Ross Greene, acclaimed psychologist and director of the non-profit organization Lives in the Balance, asks parents to keep in mind when ...

If you're a parent, you've likely been there, done that and hope not to go there again. Take Kellie Krepsky's example. For almost an entire school semester, she couldn't get her son Drew, 10, to get ...

20 children in each of 5 groups (mean ages = 5-9, 8-9, 11-9, 14-7, and 17-8) were asked to evaluate the disciplinary techniques employed by mothers over a range of situations in which a culprit was ...

After Pamela Thompson's sixth-grade daughter got into a dispute this year with another student at Missouri City Middle School, Thompson was struck by how the discipline process has changed. A similar ...

Ever find yourself stuck in the cycle of setting goals only to watch them slip away as motivation fades? Many of us struggle with self-discipline, that elusive trait that seems to separate those who ...

A study of California parents found that current marijuana users administered more discipline techniques of all kinds to their children on average than did non-users. That includes everything from ...

“Oh my God, have I turned into Betty Draper?” I wondered to myself in the dark silence of my house as I spanked my two-year-old for the first time. Keep in mind that by spank, I mean lightly tap her ...

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