Search

Children should never be humiliated, discipline should be oral and not physical and parents should lead by example. It is important to remember the child's limitations.

Tips for mothers on making more time for themselves while reducing the time spent on chores such as child care, laundry, cleaning up, meal preparation and errands are presented. Much of the advice includes ways to get children to do things on their own.

Why this time-honored threat is still so tempting--and threatening to fathers as well as kids It was the most ominous sentence ever uttered in my childhood home, the one that […]

Parents can keep their children from swearing by establishing simple rules, teaching restraint, and explaining to their children the impact of these words. Examinations of why children swear as preschoolers, school age children and teenagers, and ways to manage swearing are presented.

Parents should be more positive in disciplining their small children. When a child is not obedient, the parent should sympathize with them, focus on future events, explain things to them, and give substitutions. Tips on disciplining a child are given.

Tips for parents on teaching their children to make decisions are presented and divided according to age level. This includes letting children make their own choices, discussing events in school with them and discussing their different options.

Can you bring up children successfully without smacking and spanking? Sweden appears to be doing just his only a decade after passing a law which stipulates that a child may […]

Where are my keys?' my teenaged son yelled as he stormed through the house. 'They've got to be somewhere!' As he flung newspapers across the living room, he fumed with [...]

Your sister adores your 6-year-old. She babysits frequently and buys any toys your daughter wants, but the one thing she doesn't provide is discipline. And your daughter's behavior is getting [...]

Suggestions for parents on getting children who are misbehaving to listen and do what they say are presented. In general, parents should approach their children calmly and positively, and not try to reason with them as if they were adults.

Discipline is important for a baby's safe and healthy development. As babies grow up, certain limits should be imposed on their activities to keep them from harming themselves and to teach them how to behave and deal with other children.

Distracting children with other activities can prevent conflicts, and is sometimes better than scolding. This works better with younger children, but it can also work on older children. Saying no will probably encourage children to defy parents. Various disciplinary techniques are presented.

Questions and answers on disciplining preschool and young elementary school children are presented. Topics covered include ways to manage lying, cheating, fighting, arguing, competitiveness, temper tantrums and insults. Ways to encourage sharing are discussed.

Parents trying to discipline their toddlers should use discretion when saying the word 'no.' They should not keep their children from exploring their environment by saying it too often. But they should use it in dangerous situations.

A noted pediatrician believes that disciplining a baby is possible, and requires gentle but firm measures. Parents should use non-violent means to enforce rules, not have too many rules, ignore temper tantrums and try not to yell at their children.

..Suze Borton talks to young people in Brighton about how to bring discipline to the classroom part of the government's drive to create a culture of respect in society, the [...]

Byline: Mary Arrigo Pigliacelli It was a hot summer afternoon and my older daughter, 6-year-old Jane, was taking a piano lesson at a neighbor's house. Meanwhile, I was waiting in […]

Byline: Carolyn Hoyt It was one of those moments when I wondered how men and women could ever live together, much less raise kids. My husband had just sent our […]