Authoritarian parents see themselves as "the boss" and offer little warmth — which can hurt kids' self-esteem, mental health, ...

Their research suggests that in most evangelical Christian homes, corporal punishment is still the norm, despite widespread findings condemning the practice. Spanking is just one feature of what Burt ...

In The Myth of Good Christian Parenting, theologian-mom authors expose a dozen myths promoted by a “biblical” parenting ...

Authoritative and authoritarian parents both have high expectations for kids, but authoritative parents offer more flexibility and emotional support.

A friend offhandedly told me recently, "It's so easy to get my daughter to behave after her birthday – there are so many new toys to take away when she's bad!" While there is certainly an appeal to ...

Parents across generations have used the threat of punishment to steer behaviour by taking away privileges, grounding kids or doling out stern lectures but in many households today, those tactics feel ...

When Kayla Huszar embraced gentle parenting, she hoped to raise emotionally aware kids. Instead, she felt unsure how to set ...

Get an educational psychologist's advice on how to handle child tantrums in pre-schoolers, young children, and teens – and ...

BELEN, NM -- A community is divided after learning a 16-year-old boy is being forced to live in a tent in his parent's back yard. The parents say it was a punishment created for the teen because they ...