Encouraging children to set personal goals is more than just an exercise in ambition—it is a foundation for building lifelong habits of discipline, focus, and self-understanding. Families that ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many of us when approaching a new habit or setting goals for ourselves tend to lean mostly into discipline and willpower.