EVERY PARENT HAS EXPERIENCED the problem of being ground down by persistent nagging. The very worst phrase you can use to your children is “Oh, all right then.” It may have…

WE SHOULDN’T LIE TO OUR CHILDREN. Obviously. It goes without saying. And yet we do lie to them, with the full approval of society. Father Christmas. The Easter Bunny. The Tooth Fairy*….

NO CHILD LIKES TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO, especially in public. If your child has a habit of eating with their mouth open in restaurants, then drawing attention to it – especially…

ONE OF THE MOST FRUSTRATING behaviours for an adult to cope with is a child’s tantrum, especially in a public place. They’re embarrassing for the adult, and the recourse is often…

WHEN TRYING TO PERSUADE an adult to do something they have an aversion to, we try to come up with as many reasons as we can why they should follow our...