My earliest memory is a spanking. Those of you that know me, go ahead and laugh. I’m sure you’re thinking “no surprise there.” I wasn’t quite four. The family was getting ready for church. Mom was ...

Most of us have experienced one of our best solutions backfiring and unintentionally creating a bigger problem in the future. One historical example of an unintended consequence occurred in the early ...

To achieve our goals, most people plan ahead. Governments and organizations do the same. Sometimes even well-planned goals end up having major drawbacks and unintended consequences. Here are three ...

Misbehaving middle schoolers banned from a Homewood restaurant without parental supervision have created a teachable moment about consequences for unruly conduct. Students from James Hart Middle ...

Explore how books offer deep life lessons, emotional wisdom, and perspective that real-life experience often teaches too late or not at all.