Articles Tagged: discipline

Over-reaction? Parents make daughter, 8, wear sign at school admitting she had been stealing

By Liz Stansfield, Apr 19, 2012

Dad Montrail White made his young daughter Amiyah wear a sign admitting she had been stealing in front of her friends and teachers to prove a point

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Anger management classes for two-year-olds?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 8, 2012

A headteacher and Government discipline tsar has said that youngsters who are at risk of falling into a life of crime and aggression can - and should - be identified as toddlers.

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Toddler Tales: Trick, then treat

By Jennifer Barton, Feb 28, 2012

Having abandoned any attempts at learning how to parent my toddler through baby books, I've honed my own sort of parenting technique: Part Pavlovian rewards system, part random acts of desperation when the situation calls for them

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National Academy for Parenting Research says parents to blame for kids' bad behaviour

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 27, 2012

A Government-funded study has found that mums and dads who fail to properly discipline their children are producing a generation of angry youngsters who lash out and are aggressive and disruptive at school.

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Smacked children are at risk of turning into aggressive adults, say scientists.

By Keith Kendrick, Feb 8, 2012

Spanked children are at risk of turning into aggressive adults, say scientists.

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Don't blame Peppa Pig for children's bad behaviour - blame their wishy-washy parents

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 9, 2012

According to a report, parents are oinking mad at Peppa because they say their children copy the cute porker’s “naughty behaviour”.

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Children raised with set mealtimes and bedtimes do better at school, says report

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 3, 2012

Children who grow up with set routines do better at school and become more confident adults, according to a report.

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Brussel sprouts off the menu for a third of fussy kids

By Keith Kendrick, Dec 14, 2011

Sprouts are no longer on the menu for a third of fussy kids this Christmas, according to a survey.

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