Equating discipline with strict rules, fast answers and zero tolerance for deviation can slide into rigidity, narrowing options and reinforcing fear-based control.

• Operational discipline creates capacity before growth creates pressure. • Consistency compounds faster than intensity. • ...

Best Ways to Discipline Kids: Teaching discipline to children is a big challenge for every parent, but this does not mean that they should be disciplined by scolding or giving strict punishment.

As a parent of a defiant child, you’ve probably tried to use many forms of discipline. You’re not alone if you’ve found the topic of discipline (and trying to administer it) very confusing. Many ...

It all starts when your infant grabs your earrings and you say “no.” You’re teaching respect for other people’s boundaries. “Discipline teaches kids that there are principles and parameters they must ...

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.

"Kids will do well if they can" is a basic mantra that Dr. Ross Greene, acclaimed psychologist, and director of Lives in the Balance, asks parents to keep in mind when dealing with kids. Moms will do ...