As we deal with the teachers strikes here in Washington State we hear from teachers that children are "hell on wheels" and that unruly children are a major burden on time and energy. Is that the case and if so what can/should parents do to stem the tide and reverse it? In a book from Leonard Sax, MD. PhD, titled: "The Collapse of Parenting: How we hurt our kids when we treat them like grown-ups"  he argues that rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people can be traced to parents abdicating their authority. The result is children who have no standard of right and wrong, who lack discipline, and who look to their peers and the Internet for direction. Sax shows how … [Read more...]