The Kid Whisperer: How to reteach kids about their place in the world Scott Ervin, Tribune News Service May 12, 2026 15 hrs ago 0 Every family needs to be a functional hierarchy with the parent or parents at the top of that hierarchy. (Dreamstime/TNS) DREAMSTIME/TNS SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scott Ervin, Tribune News Service Dear Kid Whisperer,kAmx 2> 2E 2 =@DD] x 92G6 2 `_\J62C\@=5 D@? 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