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The question of how to discipline a 2-year-old is a challenging one for many parents. Effective discipline is one of the toughest and most frustrating tasks for parents of children of all ages, but ...

With the joys that accompany parenting also come the many trials and tribulations of the role. Parents are tasked with making choices about everything from their child's education to their dietary ...

ANAHEIM, CA.—Spanking is more common among parents who report using many types of discipline with children and in families where there is intimate partner violence, according to a new research ...

For many adults there are more childhood memories than they care to admit surrounding time spent in time-out. That dreaded time-out chair in the corner of the room was a place no one ever wanted to be ...

When young children's behavior becomes challenging, many parents resort to threats -- from taking away toys to threatening that Santa will skip their house, a national poll suggests. When young ...