Rules and consequences are critical to negotiating your way through the teen years. Both the rules and the consequences may change as your teen’s needs (and desires) develop. It helps to ask yourself some questions about your rules periodically. General questions to ask about rules: Are they reasonable? Have the reasons for the rules...
There are so many things we must get our children to do and so many things we must stop them from doing! Get up. Get dressed. Don’t dawdle. Do your homework. Eat. It goes on and on. We can get our kids to cooperate and at the same time allow them to learn self-discipline...
“Time Out” can be a valuable tool in disciplining a boy. As we go about the business of teaching our children proper behavior, there are times when emotions threaten to get out of control. When this happens, it’s wise to separate yourself from your child so that you can both cool off. Time Out...
A healthy, nurturing relationship with your son is built through countless interactions over the course of time. It requires a lot of energy and work, but the rewards are well worth it. When it comes to parenting, there are few absolutes (one, of course, being that every son needs to be loved) and there...
Affectionately referred to as the “GWs”, we use various numbers of these as “writing practice” when our boys need a consequence (Bill Bennett’s version in The BOOK OF VIRTUES has the corrected spelling). We assign from 1 to 10 of them to help the guys cool their heels. George Washington, sometime before the age...
The Art of Manliness
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