We need more courage and less self-esteem

When should music lessons start?

Pull the plug on kid demands

Listen to doctor about child's healthy weight

Take the 'step' out of stepparent to make it work

Adults keep cool, and cut biter no slack

Fearful boy begs to skip school field trip

Do you cultivate a sense of 'respectful awe'?

Don't violate the agony principle

Q: When I attempt to put my 3 1/2-year-old daughter in her room for punishment, she refuses to go. I have to pick her up and take her, during which time she flails her arms, screams and kicks. My back is paying for the struggle. Her dad doesn’t have this problem with her, by the way. What can I do to make her go on her own without getting physical with her? Since you only describe the hassle involved in getting your daughter to go to her room, I’m going to assume that once...

Character, not test scores, matter more

Driving in southern California recently, listening to talk radio, I heard a commercial for a Christian private school. The spokesperson went on and on about their very high test scores, the very high percentage of their students who go to top-rated universities, and other very high academic statistics. Send your child to Veryhighscore Academy! We will bring out the best in your child! Really? I was amazed that in the commercial, the word “character” was not mentioned once. It was a...