Negative reinforcement has a bad reputation. Here’s what it really means, and why it can be surprisingly helpful.

Temper tantrums, eye-rolling, back-talk, door-slamming—these behaviors can feel personal and they can be exhausting. It’s easy to conclude that our child is being disrespectful or even defiant. But ...

Although cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are soaring nationwide, Wisconsin seems to be sidestepping another outbreak this winter. In 2024, Wisconsin saw its worst year for whooping cough in ...

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — An award-winning Lake County holiday light display shut down early this season after organizers said multiple confrontations with visitors escalated to threats of physical violence, ...

“I’m beginning to resent them as it’s so stressful,” the mother of two said of her preteen daughters’ unruly exploits Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He was promoted ...

Oregon has reported more cases of whooping cough this year than at any time in state history, and health officials say falling vaccination rates — especially among pregnant people — are adding to the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Given Abraham’s vaccine skepticism, it is unsurprising that he has earned a ...

Whooping cough cases are up again in 2025, data shows.For the 48th week of the year ending Nov. 29, there were more than 25,800 cases of whooping cough in the United States in 2025. Weekly cases have ...

OR ENERGY DRINKS. UPDATED FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH A HIGHER THAN ...

An Atlanta-based psychologist has revealed the subtle habits that commonly provoke children’s toughest behaviors. Dr. Jazmine McCoy (@themompsychologist) shared five ways parents may be accidentally ...

Large language models often lie and cheat. We can’t stop that—but we can make them own up. OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models.

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