Popping the TV Bubble
Happy Bissextile Day (sometimes you just gotta cheese it up)! Also, known as Leap Day. A special day we get to enjoy once every four years which is always cause for a celebration. So today, I am...
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The Learning Curve Child
Is it me, or is there always one child who introduces a steeper learning curve than the others? The other day, I realized as I was swapping kid stories with the town librarian, I have a lot of...
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What would you do?
I have always enjoyed watching my kids play soccer and this morning’s instructional soccer practice was no different. A chilly, but beautiful morning, all bundled up, sun shining, kindergarteners...
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If I Was In Control…
If I was in control of my child, they would never cry. If I was in control of my child, they would never say No to me. If I was in control of my child, they would never get sick. If I was in control of...
View ArticleWhy Being an Investigator Works When Dealing with Bad Behavior
I am very thankful this month to be guest blogging for my friend Anne of Green Eggs and Mom, which is one of my favorite parenting blogs around. Anne shares interesting and valuable parenting tips and...
View ArticleHow Newton’s Law of Action-Reaction can Encourage Positive Behavior
This week or maybe it was last week…my head is spinning these days, I guest posted again for Green Eggs and Moms. Have I mentioned how I much I love her site? Here’s a sneak preview… Once you have an...
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The Key to Raising Successful Kids: A Lesson For All
Do you ever realize the lower you keep your expectations, the less likely you are to be disappointed? I don’t expect my children to be the valedictorians of their class, the top athlete in their...
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Q&A My Perspective: How much control should we give our kids?
QUESTION I have 2 boys, ages 9 and 6. The youngest one is who I am asking about. He is incredibly head strong and difficult to get to do things that he doesn’t want to do. His brother is quite the...
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Q&A My Perspective: Are You “Over Parenting” Your Child?
QUESTION I am a single mom of a 4 1/2 yr old boy who is handsome, insanely smart, small for his age and wears glasses. I also am guilty of overprotecting or overparenting, whatever they call it these...
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Swearing in Front of Our Kids- Yes, No or Maybe So
As practice, I do not swear in front of my children because I believe that $h!t is wrong. They hear enough potty talk on the bus and on television, that I choose to refrain from adding to it. Now...
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Is it a Bird, a Plane, or Perry the Platypus?
A few weeks ago, I was enjoying the warmth of an early Spring morning on my front porch, saturated in peace and looking up at the sky. For some reason, I very randomly snapped a photo of a cloud...
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What Would Jeannie Do?
Growing up I never imagined myself with children. I saw myself living in a high rise penthouse apartment in New York City using my expert arguing skills working as a lawyer and making tons of money...
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Learning How To Recognize Our Own Voice
As a child, there was nothing more familiar than the sound of my parents’ voice. That voice guided my every move. I knew what the expectations were and what they wanted from me, and I knew exactly when...
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