My earliest memory is a spanking. Those of you that know me, go ahead and laugh. I’m sure you’re thinking “no surprise there.” I wasn’t quite four. The family was getting ready for church. Mom was ...

Most of us have experienced one of our best solutions backfiring and unintentionally creating a bigger problem in the future. One historical example of an unintended consequence occurred in the early ...

Mistakes are an inescapable part of life. This is especially true during childhood—where kids make most use of trial and error to learn the ways of life. Almost ...

Misbehaving middle schoolers banned from a Homewood restaurant without parental supervision have created a teachable moment about consequences for unruly conduct. Students from James Hart Middle ...