A little more kindness for all parents and children

Gentle loving: Its more important to comfort a distressed child than to discipline him. - Illustration: Tribune News Service

This mother intervened because she couldn’t stand by while a child cried in misery.

I have been a mother for a dozen years and I have always been reluctant to tell other parents how to raise their kids. I try not to interfere and I typically try to raise questions rather than provide answers.