School's Out, Time to Refresh Your Parenting Plan?

I recently came across an advice column I wrote last year regarding one parent's concerns about how the other was disciplining their children. I am posting to this piece today, because school is just about to be out for the summer around here, and many of us will be faced with more intense parenting duties once again. The bottom line is that when we criticize our partner's parenting, we are inviting him to go on the defensive. This doesn't mean we have no options and must ignore the problem, but it does mean we ought to plan out our message and be careful in our delivery. Read the whole article here.