Use Metaphors
When I teach Behavior Modification, I tell my students that they are learning how to serve as a “bridge over troubled waters.” My words include a metaphor — a figure of speech that is not literally true. Metaphors have long been an important part of...
Do Not Use Punishment, Except as a Last Resort
Australian schools don’t smack pupils anymore. As years pass, fewer and fewer parents smack their children. I was never punished at all as a child, except that my mother tried to pinch me sometimes. She had arthritis, so the pinches never hurt. Parents nowadays...
The Value of Experiencing Wonder
When I first saw the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona, I experienced a feeling of wonder. I felt stunned, amazed. Babies must often experience a feeling of wonder, for instance when a parent first air-dances with them. Picture the big eyes of a baby seeing...
Being a Celebrity May Not be as Great as You Think
When I was young, I wanted to sing for a rock band and be a big star. As luck would have it, I had no singing voice. My desire for fame did not end when I grew up. Maybe I could become a famous novelist. I never wrote the first word of a novel. Nevertheless, I still...
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