In days past, "discipline" often meant revoked privileges for poor behavior. It's a longstanding myth that kids cooperate ...

Many adults believe in punishment, whether it’s timeouts, spanking, or loss of privileges. “Kids need consequences for bad behavior,” parents often tell me. Young children do need us to pay attention ...

The Philosophical Quarterly (1950-), Vol. 68, No. 272 (July 2018), pp. 560-579 (20 pages) A fitting-attitude analysis which understands value in terms of reasons and pro- and con-attitudes allows ...

This question is timely and terrific. It gives us the opportunity to talk about the differences between punishment and logical consequences: a difference that few people understand. The discussion ...