Improved self-esteem and motivation. Positive discipline encourages children through clear expectations combined with emotional support, fostering intrinsic motivation—so children act responsibly ...

Positive Discipline for Preschoolers, a popular six week parenting group, will return to the Springfield Area Parent Child Center Mondays Sept. 15 through Oct. 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Parenting is ...

Do you have a child under five? Interested in learning how to discipline with love and encouragement rather than threats, bribery, or manipulation? This fun workshop will introduce you to the basics ...

Cheryl Erwin is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 25 years of experience in working with parents and children. She is the author or co-author of several books on parenting, ...

Noted child-parent specialist, Dr. Rudolph Dreikurs, says “Encouragement is more important than any other aspect of child raising. It is so important that the lack of it can be considered the basic ...

I am delighted that Sonja Larson wrote in to clarify a “middle” ground with regard to John Rossmond, and other readers’ commentary. (Sept. 9 letter, “ A middle ground for discipline.” I concur with ...

The push and pull of what teenagers are (and are not) allowed to do can sometimes feel like a battle for parents. But the only way out, as they say, is through, and how you choose to parent through ...

If you hear the word discipline and your mind immediately goes to “how will I be punished?” well, join the club. For many millennial parents, discipline and punishment were one and the same growing up ...