Building Our Children’s Willpower You’re an honest person, right? You’d never take something that doesn’t belong to you, correct? We can trust you, I can tell.” These are the words that accompanied the end of a fictitious “job interview” set up by a popular television...
Who doesn’t love a party? The food, the decorations, reconnecting with family and friends…. It’s wonderful, right? My husband thinks I’m totally anti-social, reflects Brachi. I don’t like parties. I’d seriously rather clean my entire...
The night before classes start, some kids are so anxious that they can’t sleep. Others are ecstatic, counting down the hours. What causes such different reactions, and how you can help each of your children achieve success in school? Hindy comes home from her first...
The #kidscursingchallenge can interfere with attachment, is exploitative, and, most crucially—doesn't address the trauma many of these kids may be carrying.
Discipline is often presented as spank or spoil. Cycle-breakers, rejoice! There are better ways to teach kids self-control that don't include spanking. Here are 3 more.