However, research studies on discipline consistently show thatstrict, or authoritarian, child-raising actually produces kids with lower self esteem who behave worse than other kids — and therefore get punished more! Strict parenting actually creates behavior problems in children. How do you say someon...
Etymologically, it stems from the Greek root words auto-, meaning self, and -cracy (kratos) meaning strength, force, or rule (based on force rather than principle). Hence, the answer to the question, 'what does autocratic mean?' is that it is a form of political organization where one ...
living process, imperfect and messy, that generation to generation strives toward a more perfect union. It is an action, a verb. We are what we do. Today -and every day – we are the stewards of this high ideal: government of the people, by the people, for the people...
The second section of this post, “Unapologetic TDS,” is venting, pure and simple. If you’re tired of hearing what’s wrong with Trump, I sort of understand. Trump Derangement Syndrome is that first case of presidential derangement I’ve ever had. And though I’m not ashamed to complet...
Fisher, speaking collegially, aptly characterizes love as invoking an emotional reorganization of your personal life so that a love object “takes on special meaning.” She writes: “You focus your attention on them. You also have high energy when you’re in love: You can walk all night an...
This post is the third in a series on early childhood education that includes articles from Norway and India. What does life look like for children in rural China? Even many people living in China’s rapidly expanding urban centers at the turn of the 21st Century had relatively little direct...
I was 21, fairly fresh out of college, and suddenly responsible for other people’s children. As the youngest of two, and on the younger end of the parade of cousins, I never really felt authoritarian or accountable for anyone younger than myself. The only Mr. Ferro I had ever ...
I was 21, fairly fresh out of college, and suddenly responsible for other people’s children. As the youngest of two, and on the younger end of the parade of cousins, I never really felt authoritarian or accountable for anyone younger than myself. The only Mr. Ferro I had ever ...
Hold on to Your Kids by Gabor Maté. Anyone who has kids knows that parenting is hard, but one of the things we don't know too much about is why is it so hard. In fact, it can seem like being a parent today is harder than ever, certainly harder now than it was for our grandpa...
DUCKWORTH: Don’t we use the word “hot” to mean the same thing as cool? I just find that really interesting. MAUGHAN: “Hot” so often also refers to a person’s level of attractiveness, but you can also say, “That thing is hot,” meaning it’s getting a lot of attention or...