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 ...

This question is timely and terrific. It gives us the opportunity to talk about the differences between punishment and logical consequences: a difference that few people understand. The discussion ...

“That’s it. You’ve both lost your TV time.” My two daughters who had been bickering for the entire day froze and slowly looked up at me. “But mom, you said we could watch a movie tonight,” whines my 5 ...

Logical consequences are also the result of a person’s actions but are imposed by someone else. In both cases, the child is experiencing some type of trouble because of their behavior. (In this post, ...