Sheri Mitchell is the parent of two Gwinnett County Public Schools students. In 2020, she was among the parent leaders who advocated for a return to face-to-face classes in Gwinnett. She is state ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARENTS/ GETTY IMAGES In days past, "discipline" often meant revoked privileges for poor behavior. It's a longstanding myth that ...

For more than 30 years, school administrators within our nation’s public schools have clamored for educational reform. Unfortunately, many of the theories that they have attempted to institute have ...

Modern parenting treats punishment like it's borderline abusive. We’re told that timeouts and lost privileges are traumatic, and that prior to dishing out consequences, we should explain our reasoning ...

B. F. Skinner, the founder of the research and scholarship domain of applied behavioral science (ABS), communicated and validated the basic but profound principle––selection by consequences. Indeed, ...

Children are always going to misbehave, teacher Daniel Buck says, and that’s why discipline is needed in the classroom. “I think the idea that we’re going to solve misbehavior is kind of utopian,” ...

Almost all the literature on behavioral consequences pertains to children. It's about effectively disciplining them by consistently applying negative repercussions when they act out. This post, ...

The headline in the Nov. 9 Herald & Review read, “Teachers: Suspension ban creating unruly students.” Well, what did they expect? In the absence of consequences, children of any age will naturally ...

Discipline is one of the most frustrating challenges for parents of teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many well-intentioned parents apply ...

Read on to learn how to let your child experience the repercussions of their actions safely. In days past, "discipline" often meant revoked privileges for poor behavior. It's a longstanding myth that ...