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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....

1. Pay off correct behavior, not misbehavior. Reinforce polite requests, not whining, teasing and tantrums. Reinforce calm discussions, not arguments and power struggles. 2....

Here is a list of problems that could indicate drug use. Be careful not to automatically assume, however, that drugs are the problem. Children,...

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...

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...

To learn to deal with stress, a child needs to develop an inner watchdog that can recognize when emotions, duties and responsibilities could or...

Today's parents are doing a great job. Compared to earlier generations, we are emotionally closer to our kids, they confide in us more, we...

In Lesson Two you explored why you may be indulging your kids, and practiced setting some real limits by modifying one of your child's...