discipline

Children's School & Education

Mommy's little angel? Not so much

Parents tend to think of their children as darling angels, capable of only brilliance, kindness and the occasional stroke of genius....

Parenting

Survey: Tell us about your family

We want to know all about your family. What kind of discipline techniques do you use? How much TV do your kids really watch? Who...

Mom & Dad

Consistency: The golden rule in good discipline

Whatever family rules you prioritize, values you want to instill or behaviors you wish to decrease, there is only one major rule...

Child Development & Health

Positive discipline: Why time-outs don't work

Do time-outs work as punishment for children? Family therapist and author Susan Stiffelman explains why they don't work, why they...

Stepparenting

Single mom no more: Parenting with a partner

Your single parenthood came to an end when you made the decision to move in with your new boyfriend or got engaged to be married....

Mom & Dad

Stranger discipline: Does it cross the line?

Sometimes you are out in public and your kids are acting more unruly than you would like. You are doing your best to keep things...

Child Development & Health

Stop being the good cop

Always trying to be the good guy when you parent isn't the best way to get your kids to do what you want. Find out how to reinstate...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Tired of ragging and nagging?

You can hear yourself -- you know you sound like a broken record, like Charlie Brown's teacher. But you're frustrated. You've asked...

Kids with Special Needs

I can’t say “no” to him…

The parent of a child with special needs faces challenge after challenge, and unique ones at that. It can be tempting to slack on...

Child Development & Health

Non-punitive parenting: Could it work for your family?

Non-punitive parenting is a parenting movement that seeks to raise children without any form of punishment: no spanking, no time...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Parenting Guru: Getting kids to listen

If you tend to get stuck using the same script with your kids after having the same argument, while getting the same frustrating...

Tweens, Teens & College

Dad forces sons to drink alcohol

An Arizona dad is feeling the heat after he forced his teen sons to drink liquor after he busted them sneaking into his stash. Is...

School Age Kids

A teacher's right to spank

Grandpa may have told you stories about a notorious teacher slapping a ruler across the wrists of naughty children. This may seem...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Parenting Guru: Raising grateful kids

The most well-adjusted children come from homes where there is a balance of love and discipline, says Sheri Moskowitz Noga, M.A., a...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Parenting Guru: Is it wrong to punish kids?

Amy McCready, founder of Positive Parenting Solutions and the author of If I Have to Tell You One More Time... The Revolutionary...

Baby & Toddler

My 1-year-old is a PITA

Your baby has suddenly become a toddler with a personality and opinions — very vocal and aggressive opinions. Here are five ways to...

Child Development & Health

I let my kids curse. Yes, I (*@$&%) do!

You’ve cursed in front of your child. Not intentionally, but you called out a name in vain after hitting your thumb with a hammer,...

School Age Kids

Kentucky school reportedly puts autistic boy in duffel bag

A school is accused of putting a 9-year-old boy who has autism into a duffel bag as punishment. An online petition calling for the...

School Age Kids

South Carolina teacher spanks students

A South Carolina teacher has been accused of spanking a child in school. Besides violating school district laws, this case brings a...

Mom & Dad

How to retrain your child after visiting grandparents

When you get your kids back from a visit with grandma and grandpa, do you really have to live with the spoiled little grandchildren...

Mom & Dad

When not to use humor with your child

You’re a fun mom, a funny mom, a silly mom with an infectious laugh. You are expert at using humor to diffuse tense situations with...