NEW YORK -- Call it self-discipline, self-control, self-management, or merely doing what you know you should do even when no one is looking. We all know teaching kids to do the right thing is no easy ...

“It’s not your kids’ fault when they do poorly in school,” proclaimed a radio ad focused on the guilt felt by parents when their children bring home a poor report card. The announcer asserted, ...

As the mother of a 17-month-old child, I am quickly learning that self-control skills do not come naturally to children. Although it can be comical at times, I often find myself horrified when my ...

Children taught skills to monitor and control their anger and other emotions improved their classroom behavior and had significantly fewer school disciplinary referrals and suspensions, according to a ...

A new neuroscience twist on a classic psychology study offers some clues to what makes one student able to buckle down for hours of homework before a test while his classmates party. The study, ...

Think back to the last time you were eating a bag of plantain chips. Did you eat just one or did you end up eating the whole bag? What about the last time you opened up a half gallon of ice cream – ...

Combining a script from a popular movie, with the wisdom from the famous rational therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, Kingston Canada psychologist, Dr. Irwin Altrows, spun a charming story for teaching ...

Raising children today who can resist temptation and delay gratification is a bigger challenge than ever before because temptations abound! According to Walter Mischel, the author of the famed ...

Renowned music composer Daboo Malik revealed why he is teaching his son Amaal Mallik self-control and hopes that while he is ...