Responsibility

I’ve been struggling lately with the idea of Responsibility . When people are not held responsible for their actions, it leads to their taking more irresponsible actions. Whether it’s moral hazard (folks with insurance behaving more recklessly than those who have none) or simply being Too Big To Fail, allowing people to escape the inevitable rules of Action-Consequence subsidizes the feckless at the expense of the cautious. So, great, adults should be held accountable for what they do and

Is Conditional Parenting Bad For Children?

Should you love your children unconditionally or should you dole out love only when they behave? Do your children become better adults if you are selective about your approvals – like many of the new parenting advice books say? Author Alfie Kohn wrote an interesting article for The New York Times wrote about some interesting studies on conditional parenting: In 2004, two Israeli researchers, Avi Assor and Guy Roth, joined Edward L. Deci, a leading American expert on the psychology of motiv

Can Your Child’s Behavior Be Repaired?

by Suzi Hoffstetler Do you wonder if raising well behaved children is really possible? I routinely see children who scream, hit their siblings, mouth off to adults, throw tantrums and embarrass their parents, along with anyone around to witness their awful behavior. Of course, you might have one or more little terrors of your own, who tear through your house like a tornado while you are attempting to do research on how to raise them to be productive, helpful adults. We’ve all seen those pe

Ten Child Parenting Advice To Consider

Parenthood is a very challenging job and a delicateduty that almost all parents must execute. In as much as the challenges are there, usually parents find much bliss when they succeed in bringing out respectful adults. Here are some parenting suggestions to facilitate raise a good child. 1. Assist your baby to adjust to new sibling Instead of letting it come to your child as a shock, you can prepare your child for your newborn. This would help them understand the new baby and even feel a

Controlling Out Of Control Child Behavior

by Suzi Hoffstetler Do you wonder if raising well behaved children is really possible? I routinely see children who scream, hit their siblings, mouth off to adults, throw tantrums and embarrass their parents, along with anyone around to witness their awful behavior. Or maybe you have your own little hellion who’s running amuck around your house, tearing through it like a tornado as you try to read and research on how to make him or her a perfect little member of society. It’s not as common

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