John's Articles
Straight Talk About Respect
Posted on 11/2/2021
“I can only expect my son to respect me as much as I respect him,” said the mother to the “parenting expert.” In a sense, that’s true, albeit this mom’s definition of respect hardly...
Read MoreDo You Suffer From Egalitarian Parenting Syndrome?
Posted on 11/30/2016
Some of the sources that inform today’s parenting do not come to immediately to mind when one thinks of raising children. Take Karl Marx (1818 – 1883), for example. Along with his buddy Friedrich...
Read MoreAuthority Is About Unequivocal Expectations, Not Persuasion
Posted on 3/8/2016
Actress Charlize Theron recently caused a media stir when she wrestled her adopted four-year-old son Jackson to the ground when he began throwing a public tantrum. For this, Theron was labeled a...
Read MoreToday's Grandparent's Deserve Well-Behaved Grandchildren
Posted on 2/23/2016
A recent article on grandparenting.com says that many baby boomers are experiencing difficulties in their relationships with adult children, including “not enough time together, not enough regular...
Read MoreChild Argues with EVERYTHING
Posted on 1/7/2014
Q: What suggestions do you have for disciplining a 7-year-old girl who argues with every single thing her parents say? We don't try to reason with her and we frequently say "Because I said so" but...
Read MoreConsequences
Posted on 12/3/2013
Q: My 5-year-old son is an only child whom I homeschool. He talks back, argues, and generally wears me down. I need help getting to him to realize that no is no, that I mean what I say. I know I'm...
Read MorePublic School Education
Posted on 7/27/1999
TEACHERS' GROUP HAS LED PUBLIC EDUCATION ASTRAY A teacher's union paper in New York recently reprinted a column of mine, headlined, "Re-arrange the Letters in 'Rosemond' and You Get 'Moron...
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