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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARENTS/ GETTY IMAGES In days past, "discipline" often meant revoked privileges for poor behavior. It's a longstanding myth that ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Navigating the school system as a first-time parent is a wild ride. You have to accept that discipline is part of the package, and a missed playtime for a playground scuffle seems perfectly fair.

A single mom in England had her daughter sleep outside in a tent in the dead of winter after making fun of a homeless man.