Source: Dejan Dundjerski/Shutterstock In my work with highly oppositional children and teens, I often hear parents say that consequences haven’t worked. From their perspective, this is true. Most ...

Many adults believe in punishment, whether it’s timeouts, spanking, or loss of privileges. “Kids need consequences for bad behavior,” parents often tell me. Young children do need us to pay attention ...

Modern parenting treats punishment like it's borderline abusive. We’re told that timeouts and lost privileges are traumatic, and that prior to dishing out consequences, we should explain our reasoning ...

At a recent parenting class several mothers and fathers were discussing how to stay consistent with a consequence or plan of action once it's evident that it isn't meeting your original intention.

Read on to learn how to let your child experience the repercussions of their actions safely. In days past, "discipline" often meant revoked privileges for poor behavior. It's a longstanding myth that ...

If there are two things kids know about, it's crime -- and punishment. Crime: The 4-year-old who hurls Legos at his little sister. Punishment: Time out. Crime: The 10-year-old who says she studied for ...