Apologizing is one step in what we call making a relationship repair. And a repair is what’s needed when we mess up.

In some ways your relationship with your child is like a bank account. You make deposits and withdrawals.

One of the most important tasks of childhood is learning how to grieve, experience hurt, or disappointment - and how to move on.

When I was a kid, spanking was the normal thing that almost every parent did in order to discipline their children. But times have changed.