ABSTRACT
When my sister and I were young and would misbehave, rarely of course, my father would sit us down to discuss our actions and the consequences of those actions. I remember we used to say, “Just punish us!” We loathed the lengthy discussions of our wrong-doings. Our friends were either punished or grounded, but not us; we were engaged in discussion. I look back and think of how my father was a natural at teaching us cause-and-effect, seeing multiple sides to a situation, considering future consequences in light of current action, and more of what I now know to be the skills of executive function.
