Parents should not agonize over anything a child does or fails to do if the child is perfectly capable of agonizing over it himself.

Parents should not agonize over anything a child does or fails to do if the child is perfectly capable of agonizing over it himself.

The fewer words a parent uses, the more aurhoritative the parent sounds & the clearer the instruction.

Give your children regular, daily doses of Vitamin N. This vital nutrient consists simply of the most character-building two-letter word in the English language No...Unfortunately, many, if not most, of today's children suffer from Vitamin N deficiency. They've been overindulged by well-meaning parents who've given them far too much of what they want and far too little of what they truly need.

Invariably, micromanaging results in four problems: deceit, disloyalty, conflict, and communication problems.

The essence of successful discipline is not technique; rather, it is self-confidence.

The assumption being that if high-risk children could be made to 'feel good about themselves,' these epidemics could be mitigated. ... This prescription, unfortunately, has proven to be yet another in a long list of nouveau homilies that haven't lived up to their promises.