It’s hard to find anything negative to say about praise. After all, the very definition of the word refers to things like “admiration” and “approval.” Good stuff for any child, right? Common sense ...

Many consider Ferrante and Teicher to be the greatest piano duet team of all time. Their collaborative presentations were so precise that their style was described as four hands but only one mind.

Back in April, I wrote a post in defense of (the right) punishments. Now I’m back to defend praise. Praise has gotten some really bad press and is on the parenting behavior chopping block. Sweeping ...