In their book The Gift of Good Manners: A Parent's Guide to Raising Respectful, Kind, Considerate Children (HarperCollins, 2002), etiquette authority Peggy Post and...
The news is good: According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of sexually active U.S....
Here is a list of problems that could indicate drug use. Be careful not to automatically assume, however, that drugs are the problem. Children,...
1. Pay off correct behavior, not misbehavior. Reinforce polite requests, not whining, teasing and tantrums. Reinforce calm discussions, not arguments and power struggles. 2....
A mom was concerned about her fifth grader's habit of crying. She recently posted on a message board that her son cries on a...
Time, Limits and Caring are what I call the holy trinity of childcare. Here, you'll learn the importance of limits, and start to get...
I have a four-year-old son who bites his nails. How can I keep him from chewing on them? ...
To learn to deal with stress, a child needs to develop an inner watchdog that can recognize when emotions, duties and responsibilities could or...
In Lesson One, you established a goal for your children, listed the behaviors that you want to see changed, and recorded how often they...
If there is one word that is associated with indulgent child rearing, it is spoiled. We've all seen kids who are spoiled. There's a...