Take a minute to remember the best teacher that you ever had. What made that person so effective and inspirational? I have been fortunate to have many great teachers throughout my years of training; ...

Jessica Shields Flowers is a Conscious Discipline certified instructor and founder of Ripple. She said the first step in effective discipline is for parents to “put on a different pair of glasses, so ...

Children’s misbehaviors are some of the most stressful and exasperating parts of parenting. However, we may not realize how our own emotional reactivity to misbehavior can worsen behavior. We will ...

Corporal punishment should be abolished not only because it causes pain, injury, humiliation, and anger, and not only because it is contrary to international law and evolving US standards. It should ...

On May 6, Jackson Public Schools seemed to be suffering from a split personality. That morning, at Wingfield High School in south Jackson, education advocates and school officials hailed the school ...

The immediate purpose of parental discipline is to provide a mix of instruction, encouragement, and correction (when necessary) to teach an adolescent to live according to family values and within ...

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has issued a call for more effective school discipline — in other words, less corporal punishment and out-of-school suspension. A new report finds schools ...

It’s college football’s championship bowl season. One more chance for the players to strut their stuff. And another round of post-game interviews with the coaches. Soaked in celebratory Gatorade, the ...