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 – ...

NEW YORK -- Call it self-discipline, self-control, self-management, or merely doing what you know you should do even when no one is looking. We all know teaching kids to do the right thing is no easy ...

When I began my career teaching at-risk children, most of my students lived in poverty, suffered abuse, or were challenged by learning, emotional or physical disabilities. I wanted to find ways to ...

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a little extra cash lying around for something special? How about for a nice dinner out with some friends or a new pair of shoes you just have to own? While definitely ...

As the mother of a 17-month-old child, I am quickly learning that self-control skills do not come naturally to children. Although it can be comical at times, I often find myself horrified when my ...

Parents regularly worry about how their children will navigate the world as adults. Will they grow up to be happy and well-adjusted? Will they get a good job and live comfortably? Every child is ...

Raising children today who can resist temptation and delay gratification is a bigger challenge than ever before because temptations abound! According to Walter Mischel, the author of the famed ...

While his boys, aged 10 and 12, were in class at Keith Horan's karate school on Torrington's East Main Street this week, Phil Cyr of Norfolk sat in the cab of his pickup truck doing paperwork. He didn ...

Raising children today that can resist temptation and delay gratification is a bigger challenge than ever before. Temptations abound! According to Walter Mischel, the author of the famed Stanford ...