Parents often have conversations with their kids that start off well — but then, somewhere, somehow, things take a wrong turn. A kid who was amenable to discussion, or at least not hostile, completely ...

After years of practicing with each other, two seasoned fencers are now sharing their sword-fighting expertise with the community in South Whidbey. South Whidbey residents Bob Tearse and Joseph ...

You have heard it over and over again. Sports teach life lessons. Sports teach sportsmanship. Sports teach self-discipline. Sports teach fairness. Sports teach hard work. Perseverance. Never to give ...

There may not be a singular way to measure the impact of a teacher, but when students return, that serves as a fair indicator of past and present success. Two decades after he started instruction at ...

Parents are their children's first teachers in being able to control their emotions in a healthy manner. Parenting is one of the only jobs that doesn't come with a handbook or guide. However, a ...

Come the onset of adolescence (around ages 9 - 13), the young person breaks the boundaries of childhood to create more room to grow because he or she doesn't want to be defined and treated as "just a ...

Discipline is one of the most frustrating challenges for parents of teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many well-intentioned parents apply ...