Parents have many decisions ahead of them when babies grow into young children: vegan or meat, car or van, spanking or non-violence. When any parent chooses to use corporal punishment it makes sense for them to have a goal in mind. The usual goal might be to teach the … [Read more...] about Choosing Corporal Punishment
Parenting Kids
Choose Your Battles Wisely
As a parent of two special needs kids, I learned long ago to choose my battles wisely. There's no point in trying to tackle all of the problems at once because you'll drive yourself and your kids crazy. So what's important and what can wait?Obviously safety is first and foremost. … [Read more...] about Choose Your Battles Wisely
Two Things Your Kids Don’t Need: Clutter and Stress
What does stress have to do with kids and a messy house? Everything! You have probably seen the television shows with people who hoard things until there is no room left to walk. Well, many of us have messy or cluttered homes now and then and we thank our lucky stars there is … [Read more...] about Two Things Your Kids Don’t Need: Clutter and Stress
6 Ideas that “Serve Us” in Service
My youngest child is about to graduate from high school and although it is a melancholy time for me and my whole family it got me to thinking about all the ways in which my life and our lives as a family is also ending in one area and about to take flight in other areas. … [Read more...] about 6 Ideas that “Serve Us” in Service
Encouraging A Sense of Humor in Your Children
Most kids naturally have a great sense of humor. They love to laugh and play--much more than most of us adults do. In fact, if most of us had the sense of humor of our children we would be much better off. With all the problems of the world it can be very difficult to keep a … [Read more...] about Encouraging A Sense of Humor in Your Children
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to