Physical punishment doesn’t contribute to, and can in fact obstruct, the normal development of awareness, insight, and self-control. Researchers regularly point out that in a state of elevated anxiety ...

Kids today don’t understand how their parents might have been punished for poor behavior back in their day, and it makes sense why. There is no denying that adults who grew up in the ’80s, ’90s, and ...

However exasperating a child’s behavior may be, it’s still—in most instances—age-appropriate. More than anything else, children’s limited ability to overrule their impulses is what distinguishes them ...