Are there alternatives to the lotus position for classic meditation that don't leave the back unsupported? I've found that sitting in an unsupported position, or in a chair that doesn't have a seat back, ends up making my back ache rather strongly. I've thought about investigating meditation (and looking into the more classical, early practices), but have wondered if there's a "kosher" (accepted in the discipline) way of doing the more classical meditations while having your back completely supported (by lying on the ground, or doing it in a chair, or what have you).
posted on Apr 24, 2008 - 15 answers

What is an appropriate way to discipline strangers' kids? [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2008 - 34 answers

I just found out that I'm being written up by my HR manager. What's the best way to handle it so it's goes smoothly? [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2007 - 14 answers

Can an 13 year old be expelled from a charter school in Chicago because she is pregnant? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 9 answers

How do we stop the cat from jumping on top of the new plasma TV? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 20 answers

Crowd control techniques for hundreds of unruly people (teenagers in this case)? More inside... [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2007 - 16 answers

How do we discipline an adult aspergers son? [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2007 - 18 answers

Is there anything besides 'willpower' to grab hold of if you wanted to stop being ruinously indisciplined? Do you know people who've managed major personal change on that front? It's difficult because it feels like it's literally ALL IN YOUR HEAD so how do you change your own mind? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2007 - 26 answers

I own a small company and I'm at my wits end. We have some people who are good but not great, and they keep making mistakes or not following rules, which drive other people nuts because they have to catch these people's mistakes and otherwise clean up after them. Problems vary but are almost always caused by carelessness (putting in a wrong zip code, mistyping pricing, forgetting to get something signed off, etc) These aren't necessarily enough for the managers here to want to fire anyone, but there's only so many times you can say "don't do it again." It's also causing some of the better (more careful) employees to lose morale. I'm hearing things along the lines of "nobody cares if mistakes are made, so who cares." Please help me come up with ideas on how to discipline people. It seems like there's only so little you can do besides the usual, which seem severe (firing, less/no bonus). Where's the middle ground? How do we motivate these people to do better?
posted on Jan 31, 2007 - 41 answers

How can I learn to work without medication? [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2007 - 28 answers

How do I find joy in housework? [more inside]
posted on Oct 23, 2006 - 41 answers

I'm trying to find a bank that might have a certain kind of bank account to aid me in the discipline of saving a certain amount of money; barring that, I'd appreciate any creative ideas on how to accomplish the same goal. More inside. [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2006 - 29 answers

How to stop a cat from biting so much when playing? [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2005 - 26 answers

When I was little, my parents used to tell me that "in the olden days," many parents would spank their kids once a week, even though their kids hadn't been naughty. The spanking was supposedly preventative ("you'll get worse than THIS if you misbehave") or predictive ("I don't know WHAT you've done, but I'm sure you've done SOMETHING -- or you WILL do something...")

My question is: is this true? I mean, I know there are (and have been) all sorts of whack-o parents, but was there ever a general philosophy of parenting that advocated weekly spankings? My parents usually brought this up in the context of "you think YOU have it bad, well..." Were they yanking my chain? Is this an urban legend?
posted on Aug 23, 2004 - 18 answers

Anyone know any good books on developing self discipline? All the books I'm running across while searching are for child rearing.
posted on Jul 12, 2004 - 10 answers