Posts Tagged ‘quitting’
When do you allow your child to quit an activity? Also, entering into contractual agreements with your child is insane.
In the Washington Post, Katherine Reynolds Lewis writes about when it’s acceptable to let your child quit an activity and how do you handle the anger that children express when forced to continue with something that they don’t like. She and her his husband have used a strategy that I will call contractual commitment: We…
Read MoreUnfair assumption #2: Smokers are not as smart as nonsmokers.
Smokers are not as smart as nonsmokers. Considering the addictive nature of nicotine and the deliberate manipulation of nicotine levels by tobacco companies. this was an assumption that never seemed fair to me. Though I never tried smoking, I know how easily a person can become addicted to smoking if they decide to experiment with…
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