Keeping score and resorting to certain words won't go over well.

I had spent years defending myself as a parent. Every time something came up—every criticism, every memory that didn't match ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone told you to stop being so defensive. Your response? "I'm not defensive." Wait, was that a defensive statement? It may well ...

Kids are learning that personal attacks, evasion, and deception are common in politics today. Those lessons won’t serve them ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

(Mass Appeal) – The first thing we all do during an argument or confrontation is to take a defensive approach, but this one thing is the key factor in reducing the ability to find a resolution.

Someone told you to stop being so defensive. Your response? "I'm not defensive." Wait, was that a defensive statement? It may well have been. Defensiveness is common, but it's not always the best ...