Behavior and Discipline

Virtually every child in the country has heard--or seen--stories about students like themselves being gunned down, the school shooting in Parkland, FL being the most recent. How do you talk to your kids after something like this happens? How do you address their fears and keep them feeling safe in their home and in their schools? Dr. Alvin Poussaint and the American School Counselor Association have some advice.

An expert advises immediate psychological counseling for a child, as well as contacting school authorities.

A mother seeks advice about how to handle her 11-year-old's repeated lying and disobedience.

The nature/nurture question about what makes boys, even little boys, more aggressive and violent than girls is a never-ending debate.

Violent behavior signals the need for counseling as soon as possible.

What to do when your patience runs out with other people's children.

These changes are normal and healthy in a 10-year-old, even if there are some behaviors that annoy and frustrate you.

An expert explains why corporal punishment is not a healthy discipline technique in school or in the family.

Can a discipline problem be chalked up to early school jitters?

A grandmother seeks advice on how to stop her granddaughter's misbehavior.

Suggestions on how to deal with an argumentative eight-year-old.

Taking away recess as punishment often causes more problems than it solves.

Get advice on how to handle a problem behavior in a four-year-old.

A mother confesses that her yelling has led her son to consider it an acceptable form of communicating.

A mother wonders how she can best deal with a 14-year-old daughter who has run away twice.

A woman who has been raising her five-year-old niece seeks advice on what to do about her stealing.

A parents wants to know how to teach her 11-year-old son to deal with his anger and respond appropriately to kids who pick on him.

An expert explains how to handle inappropriate outbursts from a ten-year-old.