The strong-willed horse
There is a big difference between training horses and disciplining children. Although a horse may have a strong will, he can never have the kind of free will that humans have. While he can be broken of bad habits like bucking or kicking, he can never choose to be caring and considerate. Children can, over time.
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- Friend overstays her welcome
- The adventure of the wandering pajama-clad toddler
- Baby sitter blues
- Teen pregnancy: When your baby is having a baby
- Explaining Santa’s cutbacks to kids
- Apple pancake makes a hearty breakfast
- How to grow a strong, happy child
- Girls Night Out
- Ask Mr. Dad: Allowance and household chores
- Throw out the throw . . . and the catalog it came in
- Ex-etiquette: Be on the same page for kids' sake
- Use a nature walk to create magical creatures
- Give toddlers choices that don't matter
- Cheers! Set good example during holidays
- Get ready for a holiday pajama party
- Are you kidding me?
- Posole gives Thanksgiving turkey new life
- Rosemond: Learn the good-parenting basics
- What's on your 'Nest List'?
- 'How do you get any work done?'
- 'High School Musical' is history!
- A true Thanksgiving
- All about turkeys, and a craft, too
- Tough times build character
- He's with the band
- Bring the spirit of Thanksgiving home
- Deliziosa! Homestyle minestrone
- Boy who plays dirty shouldn’t play soccer
- What our Parents Panel is talking about this week
- Chores and responsibilities make capable kids
- The perfect way to make giant-size wishes
- Cellphones disrupt parental intelligence gathering
- Child should feel free to discuss things with both parents
- Risks and benefits of co-sleeping
- The joy of limits
- What to do when good kids get bad grades
- Cut from the team? You have options
- Why do they have to grow up so fast?
- A heaping helping of table manners
- Christmas In Cayce offers a weekend of holiday cheer
- Kid-friendly oatmeal for autumn
- Are you gonna eat that?
- Rosemond: Kids need parent-free time
- What our Parents Panel is talking about this week
- Bringing a whole new meaning to the word 'redneck'
- Race shouldn’t be a taboo topic for families
- Santa has left the building
- Doesn't everyone have a weapon basket?
- Ask Mr. Dad: Encouraging generosity
- Ex-Etiquette: Planning maintains comfort level
- Know the impact of the products you buy
- What our Parents Panel is talking about this week
- Rosemond: Don’t overload on being a mommy
- 8 ways to stop throwing away your time
- Spending on kids is often the hardest to cut
- Deadlines coming for holiday mail to military
- No treats, just a scary 401(k)
- Ex-Etiquette: Remove ex from the equation
- Ask Mr. Dad: Keeping memories alive
- IndieReels® seeks teen filmmakers for 2009 festival
- What parents are talking about this week
- Cosmetic contact lenses may not be a safe costume accessory
- Parents' pick: A book about bouncing back
- SIDS explained
- What parents are talking about this week
- Jenna's Journey: State Teacher of the Year blogs her experience
- Books help kids, teens make sense of elections
- How to talk to your kids about politics
- What parents are talking about this week
- Free Cappuccino at Barnes & Noble
- What parents are talking about this week
- Troubled economy means serious talks for parents
- How to talk to kids when money is tight
- Fan use linked to lower risk of SIDS
- Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4
- Pregnant parking perks convenient, yet controversial
- Colorful guide shows kids how to make wiser food choices
- What parents are talking about this week
- Time to get a flu shot
- Can a game help pre-schoolers learn manners?
- What parents are talking about this week
- Scholastic Book Club offers online ordering
- Enjoy free admission to museums Saturday
- Toys 'R Us hosts Geoffrey's birthday party Saturday
- Lowe's Build and Grow Clinics
- Is civil conversation about politics possible?
- Calling all volunteers
- Families in need
- Do children need a themed week to get them to play outside?
- Toy Recall: Regent Sports Recalls Soccer Goal Nets
- Parents pick | Game gets kids moving and talking
- Memory of 9/11 terrorist attacks impacts classroom curriculum
- Tell them about it | Get in the conversation with our Parents Panel
- 50 students sought for Keep the Midlands Beautiful advisory board
- Parents pick | Book offers tips to help children listen and learn
- Back to school | Bag the boring backpack
- Chapin Ride with Pride 4-H Horse Club
- New school, new year: Students, parents, principals get feel for newly built Lexington 1 schools
- Back to School | New School Tours
- Back to school | For cafeterias, it's out with the old
- Ask Mr. Dad | Teens and the part-time job
- Back to School | Photos from Day 1
- Back to school | Gas prices might lead to more bus riders
- Back to school | Teachers fix up classrooms, often at own expense
- Back to School | Gear up for homework
- Back to school | Some homework for parents
- Back to school | A new kind of class
- Back to school | There's still time for summer fun
- Back to school | Tips to help incoming freshmen successfully navigate high school
- Back to School | Temporary quarters
- Back to school | Cheerleading is girls' most dangerous sport, study says
- Back to School | Learning by texting
- Back to School | Pretend it's a school night
- Back to school | Lots of options for fashion-forward teens
- Back to School | Districts scramble to fill teaching positions
- Back to School | Construction
- Back to school | Sharpen your . . . jump drives? The new school supplies
- Back to School | Ready, set, save!
- Back to school | Tips for hiring a tutor
- Back to school | Save money; think hand-me-downs
- Contest: Summer Days, School Daze
- Back to School | School meal prices set
- Back to school | Help kids learn to handle peer pressure
- Back to school | Keeping students safe
- In the news | Dining out loads kids with excess calories, study says
- Editor's pick | A vacation by another name … stinks
- China and the Olympics | Get your game on with fun facts
- China and the Olympics | Getting the lay of the land
- China and the Olympics | An adventure at the Great Wall
- China and the Olympics | Challenges and changes on road to '08 Games
- China and the Olympics | Spiritual beliefs focus on happiness, balance
- Back to school | Bus fuel pinches budget
- Back to school | Shopping for clothes on a budget
- Parenting book | Author tackles big issues facing busy families
- Back to school | New clothes? A cheat sheet for mixing and matching
- Surviving camp | Hello, Mother! Creative ways to keep in touch
- Parenting book | Keeping children safe online
- Parenting book | Reduce chances of your child using drugs, alcohol
- Parenting | Use media as a teaching tool
- Parenting book | Start educating about sexuality early
- Parenting book | Helping children find a balance of activities
- Parenting book | Teaching good eating habits
- Parenting book | 3 key characteristics of effective parents
- Parenting book | Good news on children's behavior
- Parenting book | 6 tools of the affirming parent
- Panthers to hold football clinic at EdVenture
- Summer safety | Stay safe while having fun at amusement parks
- Of a Certain Age | S.C. needs money? Let’s throw a yard sale!
- Review | 'Kit Kittredge': Adult themes save ‘American Girl’ movie from sugary fate
- Of a certain age | Knowing, admiring and loving thy neighbor
- Of a Certain Age | ‘The little things’ that bring big joy
- Of A Certain Age: Tech lessons teach more than computer skills
- Summer fun | Wade in safely at a water park
- Entertainment | Summer movies for the family
- Of A Certain Age: Assembling cage really ruffled my feathers
- Editor's pick | Living simply gets complicated
- Of a certain age | Television is my dirty little secret
- Of a certain age | Perfect shoe is somewhere out there
- Outdoors | Nurture your kids with nature
- Of a certain age | Library not quite what I imagined
- Great Parent Resources
- Of a certain age | Body shrinkage is not an option
- Family life | Miley's picture shows a quitter
- In the news | Miley Cyrus photo 'scandals' reveal phenom's growing pains
- Of a certain age | Courses almost over, but my course goes on
- NUTRITION | Help give your kids a bump in nutrients
- In the news | Miley Cyrus says Vanity Fair photo spread embarrasses her
- Of a certain age | Brotherly love easy to give, and rewards abound
- Family life | Feel like a celeb, faux sure!
- Of a certain age | Not just a trip, a family adventure
- Family life | In other words do your own work
- Of a certain age | Hair today, zapped tomorrow
- Family life | Kids: You just gotta gLove 'em?
- Of a certain age | Return to small-town life takes daughter full circle
- Family life | You're gonna lose, whichever you choose
- Trends | How young is too young for a cell phone?
- CJ Amma eats the paper