Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.

She is a 1973 graduate of Southern Methodist University where Patricia Richardson was friends with classmates Beth Henley and Stephen Tobolowsky who was slated to be a cast member of Home Improvement but had other contractual commitments when the series began filming. Richardson also appeared in the first season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. U.