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What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids Was Wrong?
Mother Jones: Leigh Robinson was out for a lunchtime walk one brisk day during the spring of 2013 when a call came from the principal at her school. Will, a third-grader with a history of acting
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Hard Work, Hard Times: Self-control and Joblessness
The Huffington Post: A big part of parenting is teaching kids self-control. Yes, sugary snacks do taste good, but even so, we shouldn’t eat them too often. Yes, we know that math homework may not
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Talking to Your Child After You Yell
The Wall Street Journal: Nearly every parent loses control and screams at the children now and then. But what if you do it repeatedly?Researchers suspect parents are yelling more. Parents have been conditioned to avoid
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Study Says Yelling Is As Hurtful as Hitting
The Wall Street Journal: Parents who yell at their adolescent children for misbehaving can cause some of the same problems as hitting them would, including increased risk of depression and aggressive behavior, according to a
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Self-Disciplined People Are Happier (and Not as Deprived as You Think)
TIME: It’s easy to think of the highly self-disciplined as being miserable misers or uptight Puritans, but it turns out that exerting self-control can make you happier not only in the long run, but also
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How self-discipline works
Asian News International: Researchers believe that gaining a clearer understanding of how self-control works could provide critical insights into addressing some of the large-scale problems facing society today including obesity and addiction. Converging scientific evidence
