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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Diana Anderson --> 24 Comments --> How to help your child reclaim his heart and his empathy and manage his emotions so he can manage his behavior. “Dr Laura —  My 4 year old hits my 9 month old. It is very hard to...

Kelly Dixon of Smart School House had her new book, Smart School House Crafts for Kids: Year-round Projects for Holidays, Parties & More, released on April 14th. Dr Laura Markham, who writes Aha! Parenting, is releasing her second book. Peaceful...

When children fight, or, in particular, when one child picks on another, parents are quick to mend the damage by demanding apologies. "Say you're sorry," they instruct, and the kids often oblige, even if they don't necessarily mean it. "I'm sorry," they...

According to Laura Markham, child psychologist and the writer of the book Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop Fighting and Raise Friends For Life, as forced apologies are doing more harm than good. Because, if you ask your children what they...

When children do fight with each other or they do something which is not good morally, parents often force them to do apologize with their fellow one, and children in response say sorry. They say sorry, but not very convincingly. Such type of forced...