Category Archives: Discipline

If you are looking forward to reading this, I’m guessing you’d like to teach your child discipline. He, on the other hand, probably doesn’t care much for discipline. He would rather choose ‘freedom’. What freedom? The freedom to do as … Continue reading →

Discipline (verb)   : to train by instruction and exercise; : to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control When I was at university, I met a piece of advice I liked so much that I implemented … Continue reading →

I’ve been told that I’m shameless – terribly so, sometimes. Maybe you’ll agree when you’ve read to the end of this anecdote: I was in high school. We’d been given a week to write a paper towards our History evaluation. … Continue reading →

The dictionary defines responsibility as (among other things): the state or fact of being responsible; reliability or dependability. Responsible, according to the dictionary, means: answerable or accountable; having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action. Here’s … Continue reading →

I was 8 years old when we moved to a big city. As my sister and I went down to the park in the evening and began to make friends, we got to know a 6-year-old boy. After a few … Continue reading →

Alright, let’s be the loving, logical, practical adults we want everyone to believe we are. You want the best for your child, and you want your child to be the best – in at least one area of achievement. You’d … Continue reading →

I was in high school, having a conversation with my English teacher on parents hitting their children. She had two kids, the younger of whom was 2 years old. “I would never, ever hit my kids,” I said, sure of … Continue reading →

Many children in the world are brought up without praise. This is sad, to say the least, and has terrible consequences for their self-esteem, behavior, and the quality of their lives as children. And as adults. Obviously, it also affects … Continue reading →