Modifying a Child's Behavior Without Resorting to BribesIn reading this, I can recognize that my parents very rarely used bribery on us growing up. I hardly remember any time when they said, "If you do this, you will get this." Instead, they almost always reinforced good behavior when it was voluntary on our parts. For example, if we ever ASKED my ( Read more... )

When my big sister graduated from college, she started having to cook for herself for the first time and wanted good home cooking. My mom, who has always been an amazing cook, responded by typing out (largely from memory) a bunch of our classic family recipes. They range from camping food (Chicken in the Pot) to flashy (but easy to make) party ( Read more... )