After working with thousands of families over my years as a family psychologist, I’ve found that one of the most common predicaments parents face is how to get kids to do what they’re asked. And one ...

GIVING stickers as a reward is a common way for parents, and teachers, to get kids to help out around the house or do their homework. But an expert has claimed parents should ditch them entirely, as ...

It was the third day of summer break when I wrestled my 5-year-old off my 3-year-old for the 30th time and realized with exasperation that something had to change if we were all going to survive the ...

Throughout my years of seeing clients, I often suggested that parents use a sticker chart in order to motivate a child to change his or her behavior. Many times, parents have responded negatively to ...

Psychologists have warned that parents who use sticker charts to encourage their children's behaviour are potentially creating unhelpful and unmotivated adults, as they aren't learning to be helpful ...

Reward charts are a mainstay of modern parenting. Stickers are commonly used in order to tame toddlers, stop tantrums and encourage kids to eat up their food, tidy their rooms and work hard at school.

Throughout my years of seeing clients, I often suggested that parents use a sticker chart in order to motivate a child to change his or her behavior. Many times, parents have responded negatively to ...

Trying to strike a balance between a healthy workplace and productivity can be difficult, but great bosses prove that it’s not impossible. One employee, who took to the "Ask A Manager" blog, seemed to ...

Just when you think feminism might actually be getting us somewhere, something so patronising and infantile rears its head to remind us we have a ways to go. Exhibit A: a blogger known as Baby ...