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At each turn of the New Year, People make lists of how they want to shift their lives. Lose weight, stop smoking, set a routine, and so on. Why does ...

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Fonta is a Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Educator. Using perceptual and behavioral tools she teaches a rich mix of logical and emotional communication for professional development. Area of Specialism include ...

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This is a difficult place and the definitions of these ideas often get wrongly exchanged...

So I want to start by breaking them down a bit.

Threats are empty and cruel.

They simply teach our children to fear us rather than to problem solve and understand how behavior is related to consequences.

There is a difference between natural and logical consequences and we have to be careful not to exchange the word consequence for punishment. Especially when it is handed down out of frustration and anger.

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Hey Everybody, Happy November! I really love this time of year. I can’t say that I enjoy the sun going down at 5:07pm. That is a bummer to my evening ...

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Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of fourteen books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well ...

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