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 – ...

This is part II in a series. Read part I here. The social media debate around spanking centers around a false dichotomy. It’s presented as “spank your kids or spoil them.” Cycle-breaking and ...

In a recent article published in Child Development, researchers presented the findings of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effects of Recipe 4 Success, a preventive intervention ...

As educators, we dream of self-directed learners who are empowered to take responsibility for their own learning. A critical skill is self-regulation. Self-regulation is the ability to monitor and ...

Re “Virginian-Pilot reporter among those killed in Granby Street shooting in downtown Norfolk” (March 19): After the tragic shootings on Granby Street came the usual statements from politicians that ...