A Good Family

The Discipline Method That Actually Works, According to Child Psychologists

Discipline works best when it teaches—not when it frightens. Here is a calmer, more useful way through the hard moments.

By Mara Bell · 8 min read

Fresh from the journal

What looks like defiance is often a small nervous system doing exactly what small nervous systems do.

By Mara Bell · 7 min read

A more honest way to think about screens: look at the whole day, the child in front of you, and what the screen is doing.

By Theo Grant · 8 min read

Closeness cannot be commanded. It can, however, be given very good conditions in which to grow.

By Mara Bell · 7 min read

A flexible formula for getting something warm, balanced, and genuinely appealing onto the table before everyone unravels.

By Nina Cho · 6 min read

Movement sticks when it belongs to ordinary life—not when it feels like another appointment.

By Theo Grant · 7 min read

The best bedtime routine begins long before pajamas, and leaves enough slack for real family life.

By Dr. Lena Ortiz · 8 min read

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