"Parents should fear their child’s struggles...far more than the resentment they might incur by insisting on being respected.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 13—I just experienced a flashback, but fear not, it wasn't freaky. I was thinking about the parenting revolution that began ...

Why is respect so important? Respect is the basis of all healthy human relationships. Parents (like teachers) deserve—and need—a special kind of respect because of their position of authority and ...

A 12-year old girl tells me she does not want to start her new middle school next week because she fears being teased for being Latina-American. I believe her… she has been struggling with ...

In a family set up, when respect is discussed, kids are often ignored. Respect is considered to be a one way path that runs ...

I just experienced a flashback, but fear not, it wasn’t freaky. I was thinking about the parenting revolution that began in the late 1960s and quickly overwhelmed America’s homes and schools. During ...

Teaching — especially in the United States — is both a challenging and demanding profession. Teachers consistantly go above and beyond for their students, yet often are undervalued and underpaid. On ...

Over the past 40 years or so, child advocates have given a good amount of lip service to the view that adults, especially educators, should respect children's "individual differences." In theory, this ...

“I can only expect my son to respect me as much as I respect him,” said the mother to the “parenting expert.” In a sense, that’s true, albeit this mom’s definition of respect hardly lines up with that ...

Children learn how to treat others by observing the world around them, above all at home. In many homes, domestic help like maids, cooks, nannies, and drivers are indispensable in keeping the family ...