Somewhere along the line I found myself moving in parenting from searching for discipline methods that really work to trying to teach self-discipline. As the kids get older and I as their mom get a tad bit wiser, those naughty little moments and tantrums with full-frontal flailing on the floor moments have subsided. They are [...]
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Did you ever read The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne? In this classic cautionary tale, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a red letter A to announce to the world that she is an adulterer. This public humiliation is a form of discipline, shaming, and an attempt to set an example for the rest of [...]
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New Study Shows Spanking is Not Child’s Play For the last few decades the debate about whether or not parents should utilize corporal punishment such as spanking has heated up over the emotional implications that it can bring. An intriguing new scientific report that has just been released indicates that not only are there emotional [...]
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It happens all the time. You are at the playground and a child starts acting up. He’s hitting, kicking, talking back, or being generally unruly. You cannot believe he is getting away with this behavior and you decide to do something about it, even though it is not your child. Is it okay to discipline [...]
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Being hit, even by a three year old, is not fun, to say the least. It is even less fun when it is a special needs child that is doing the hitting, because it’s a safe bet that the typical discipline processes are not going to work. In my house, we are in the middle [...]
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Should you let your daughter grow her hair out? Here are a couple things you may want to consider before making that decision....
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If you ask other people, opinions are sure to vary. There will be people reminding you about the population problem of the world. There will be people who will wish you’ll have twins. There will be people making you feel guilty about your only child having to share. And then there will be people wondering [...]
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I have always wanted to be a stay-at-home Mom, mostly because I grew up with a mother I seldom saw because she was a career woman. And though I have made my peace with my childhood and her parenting, I still chose to be a SAHM and absolutely looked for a man who will support [...]
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