We had a lesson in natural consequences last week. My son was running full bore through the house and slammed his foot off a chair. Apparently, it happened first thing in the morning, though I didn’t ...

The teen with affluenza is back in the news. You may recall this boy’s case. In 2013, the then 16 year old, high on a combination of drugs and alcohol, lost control of his pick-up truck and ran into a ...

Thomas discussed corporal punishment in the classroom, reminiscing on being paddled at his school in rural Virginia in the early '50s. I can relate. Back in the mid ‘80s at my elementary school in ...

One late night, years ago, I walked into the house and headed to the master bedroom. The sound blared from the television and echoed down the hall as I thought to myself, “He fell asleep. Before the ...

As I wrote last week in this space, liars get caught, and now the Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) sex scandal just took another, and hopefully final, turn as a teachable moment for our kids. First, after ...