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.

How do you prevent a little sociopath from becoming a big, full-blown sociopath? Sit on him.

The combination of foolishness in the heart and free will in the head is extremely volatile.

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

Today's mom watches her every child-rearing step lest she commit some egregious and apocalyptic parenting faux pas that will certainly doom her child to a life spent sleeping under overpasses, or worse, not going to Harvard.

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.

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