Genes play a rather large part in who we are. People who think they can just mold people in teaching and parenting to who they want them to be are going to be disappointed

Nurture or the environment also plays a large role in how we develop

Emotional Intelligence is one of the most important predictors of success in life. Teaching yourself and children this skills is one of the most important things in my Child Development Class

Kohlberg's Theory with Clips from Guardians of the Galaxy to illustrate

Most of us think of Discipline as punishments and rewards. That is a very limited way of thinking about it. This explains how Discipline is really more about good teaching rather than punishments.

This is part 2 of why discipline is more about teaching then rewards and punishments. It includes some basic methods to become more successful at teaching children

The way teens see the world is due to a changing brain. A hallmark of the teen years is to start caring more about what your peers think. I talk about what is going on and some helpful tips to help people who work with teens.

Due to the later development of the prefrontal cortex in the brain emotions often take the reins of the teen brain. 

Because of changes in the teen brain teens are often performing for each other. Sometimes they are performing when there is no one to watch either

Parents want their kids to grow to their full potential but we often don't understand the difference between harmful criticism and helpful teaching. This video explores that with the netflix show unstable.