When I was a little girl the first toy a girl received was a baby doll that may or may not wet. We learned to fold diapers, how to 'cook' on a pretend stove in a pretend pot. My brother was given cool trucks, a microscope and a chemistry set he used to make disappearing ink. That … [Read more...] about Your Children and the Choice to Remain Childless
family
Lesson On Bullying
Children know what it feels like to be bullied, but how do you explain what happens inside the person who is being bullied in terms a child can understand? A friend and elementary school principal in a North Carolina posted this short lesson in Facebook for parents and … [Read more...] about Lesson On Bullying
It’s Not What You Say— It’s How You Say It
We already know that lecturing a child does not always get the desired response. Sometimes it is not what you say but it may be how you say it. While my girls were young I learned about rewording messages to the girls so that they would understand and comply with requests. I … [Read more...] about It’s Not What You Say— It’s How You Say It
A Child’s Mistake: Holding a Grudge
Attending my Parents Anonymous group was the best thing I could have done for my daughters Chelsey and Katie. All the parenting I learned from my own parents about was either wrong or illegal. I just did not want to treat my girls the way I had been treated as a child. Having … [Read more...] about A Child’s Mistake: Holding a Grudge
How The Playground Taught Us That There Isn’t An App For Everything
As the technological landscape is constantly evolving, kids are also transitioning into different play options that are available to them; most of them leading inactive lifestyles. The 2014 U.S. Physical Activity Council reports that 80.2 million Americans aged six years above … [Read more...] about How The Playground Taught Us That There Isn’t An App For Everything
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to