discipline
My son's soccer coach swears, yells and threatens. Tough love or too much?
This mum thinks her son’s soccer coach has taken discipline to the extreme, but her husband thinks tough love is necessary....more
Why yelling at your kids is the opposite of discipline
It’s not an easy thing to stop. And once the anger builds up, it can be difficult to simmer it back down. Shevonne Hunt explains...more
Make smacking illegal, or risk overlooking abusive parents warns top lawyer
Australian QC Felicity Gerry said 49 countries had reformed laws to clearly ban all corporal punishment of children. more
What your angry child REALLY needs
Anger gets a pretty bad wrap. It’s intense and it can be extremely stressful to deal with. So how do you turn that angry behaviour...more
Mum who bit her toddler to teach that 'biting is bad' narrowly avoids jail
She did it twice after seeing the four-year-old biting her little brother during a game. more
Blanket training – the controversial ‘discipline’ technique for babies
The Duggars are big supporters of this trend, but it is not without its critics. more
Was this mum's Easter Bunny note cruel or completely fair?
Lots of parents threaten to cancel the bunny if their kids misbehave, this mum went a step further. more
Could smacking our kids cause them long-term damage?
New research from the University of Texas and the University of Michigan will give you new reason to believe that smacking is never,...more
But what if smacking your kids actually works?
Which came first, the good behaviour or the smack? more
Smacking debate ignites when dad faces court for "disciplining" son
How do parents know if they’ve crossed the line? more
'Worst dad ever' advertises his daughter's car for sale and she's NOT happy
Since he was dubbed “totally unfair” by his daughter, he thought he might as well live up to the accusation. more
5 things parents should be strict about
What are the more important things parents should be strict about? It’s different for all parents, but Maxabella says sleep,...more