From a young age, you grow up around the idea that “bad” people should be punished. You saw it in news stories about criminals going to jail and crooked politicians making public, humiliating ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ignoring your kids is the the best way to handle conflict, say experts. (Getty Images) Silence is golden—except when it’s used as ...

It is a standard assumption that if you do something wrong, you should be punished for your action. Young children are put in time-out for breaking the rules. Grade school students go to detention or ...

Parents have been warned to avoid using these five punishments when disciplining their children, and parents may not realise ...

Silence is golden—except when it’s used as punishment, parenting experts warn. “If the purpose of the silence is to punish or distance or prove a point to the kid, or if it’s an attempt at some type ...