Good citizenship is the hallmark of a civil society. And should be the goal of parenting. Pausing, assessing and choosing correct responses will be the ticket to our success.
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Parenting and “flip-flopping”
I will continue to seek change as positive, not as “flip-flopping,” and embrace my maturation. I encourage all parents to do the same.
Raising Young Citizens in the Age of Columbine
Healthy children (physically, mentally, educationally, financially and socially) are good citizens. Healthy children are our future.
Spoiled or Nurtured?
To say that parents or other caregivers are spoiling children when they are nurturing children is to ignore basic needs and conflate some behaviors as being spoiled.
President Lincoln, thank you
President Abraham Lincoln stands out as one of our greatest presidents, especially given his tenure during our troubled times during the Civil War. Vilified by some but praised by most, his legacy has stood the test of time with continued scrutiny and analysis 160 years after his years as our president.
Discipline does not equal punishment
The intrinsic problem with equating discipline with punishment is a misunderstanding of the meaning of discipline. The word discipline comes from a root word meaning to teach or instruct.