AMES, Iowa – Most parents will admit that talking with a teenage child is difficult at times. It is even more challenging when parents and children don’t speak the same language fluently – a reality ...

A parent whose daughter plays high school basketball recently reached out to me. This person had revisited my October 2023 article on the troubling conduct of parents at youth and high school games.

Dear Annie: A few months ago, someone wrote to you about how uncomfortable the bad manners of children of a relative made her feel at large family gatherings and dinners. I read your column faithfully ...

A pilot program in elementary schools in Kansas gives kids meaningful work as a way to handle post-pandemic behavior problems. Teachers across this country have struggled with post-pandemic behavior ...

Schoolteachers across the country say they are still struggling with post-pandemic behavior problems in classrooms. The spike in tantrums, outbursts and fidgeting coincides with a national mental ...

I was a good kid. I followed instructions. I sat still when I was told to sit still. I did my schoolwork and mostly did my chores. It’s true, I got in trouble once for starting a hate club against a ...

Kids who don't learn good manners aren't just at risk of being rude, they may also suffer socially and professionally as adults. Teaching manners is a form of empathy training, and that's good for ...

Disapproving of your children's friends in an effort to curb their bad behavior can have an adverse effect, according to research. The newly released study, published in The Journal of Child ...

“The only thing that works is positive reinforcement,” Psychology Today reports, and the same principle applies to consequences for bad behavior. Consider the change potential of allowing your child ...

There has always been a cultural gap between parents and their children. But arguably this divide has grown over the past decade or more as digital natives are born with no concept of a life without ...

Unruly children on planes and in airports often raise the question of whether bad parenting is to blame. Experts suggest setting clear expectations for behavior, enforcing boundaries, and being ...