NEW YORK -- Call it self-discipline, self-control, self-management, or merely doing what you know you should do even when no one is looking. We all know teaching kids to do the right thing is no easy ...

Parents are their children's first teachers in being able to control their emotions in a healthy manner. Parenting is one of the only jobs that doesn't come with a handbook or guide. However, a ...

The ability to overcome setbacks. To temper your disappointment, displeasure, or even anger. To deal with mistakes or failures. To push through discomfort and keep moving forward. All are necessary ...

Stripped of ritual and heavy symbolism, its ideas translate surprisingly well into everyday parenting moments: handling failure, staying focused, treating others fairly, and making calm decisions ...

Disciplining our sons to be tidy was futile. As they were growing up, I tried the Family-Teamwork, the Because-I-Said-So, and the If-It-Isn’t-In-The-Hamper-I-Won’t-Wash-It techniques, without success.

When I teach self-compassion to kids in schools, I do an exercise in which kids imagine that a friend of theirs has lost or broken something special. How would they respond to their friend? I then ask ...

Over half a century of research has demonstrated the effects of responsive and demanding parenting. Responsiveness is about understanding and meeting needs, while demandingness is about establishing ...

Parenting has gotten a lot gentler over the years. Through research we've learned that the strict punishments of generations past aren't always the the healthiest or most effective solutions. We’ve ...