Kids have big feelings and sometimes they express them in pretty big and disruptive ways. How can we help when our child is grappling with something but doesn’t have the words to describe the problem?

Scott Ervin is an independent facilitator of parenting with Love and Logic and The Nine Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom. He is a parent and behavioral consultant based in the Miami ...

I am an old-school fourth-grade teacher who has been teaching for 25 years. I’ve always used a behavior chart where students have to pull green, yellow and then a red card when they act up. I try to ...

This post is in response to What’s Wrong With Sticker Charts and Reward Systems? By Eileen Kennedy-Moore Ph.D. Last week, 9-year-old James came into my office beaming. It was the first time I had met ...

Last week, 9-year-old James came into my office beaming. It was the first time I had met him and I was quite surprised at the charming, smiling boy who shook hands with me. I had met with his parents ...

Sure, there is no such thing as a bad kid, but we can certainly agree that some behaviors are more difficult to live with than others. As our children grow, how do we continue to teach them how to ...