Sometimes we fall into the habit of waiting for the negative behaviors of our children to show up and really hang around before we change certain situations. For instance, have you ever asked your child to come along on a boring errand, you have no distractions on hand, your child gets bored, maybe starts whining,… Continue Reading
Ever notice how children of all ages seem to just love playing with a cardboard box? Play is serious business for toddlers and preschoolers, it gives them a chance to understand, explore and learn! All three of my kiddos just absolutely love when we play with a cardboard box, they play together and usually come up with… Continue Reading
Are you a Pinterest worthy parent? Does Pinterest give you Pinsecurity? Do you ever go on pinterest and wonder why you can’t be more like this or that? Wonder why you can’t oh! so effortlessly create, cook, organize, dress, craft or re-invent something? Pinterest has this way of making it seem like there is this next level. A level… Continue Reading
Everyone wants to feel loved. Everyone NEEDS to feel loved. For many parents the connection between “good” behavior and showing love to a child is a very powerful one. Sometimes parents feel they must withhold love if a child is acting “badly”. This conditioned thought may stem from our own childhood where we felt approved and loved when… Continue Reading
Some days it can feel like toddlers wake up, walk by a giant container of glue and decide to stick themselves right onto us for the rest of the day. On these days, to manage even just a quick dash to the bathroom alone can be a difficult sometimes tear filled process. Let’s be honest,… Continue Reading
Today I am welcoming Life Coach Tara with a guest post on the challenges of balancing needs and a special coaching opportunity. *** We all know the saying “I always put my child first” I often wonder why parents say this… I often wondered why “I” used to say this. Was it because I was… Continue Reading
Today is the 13th National Spank Out Day USA. Welcome to the Spank Out Day 2012 CarnivalThis post was written for inclusion in the Second Annual Spank Out Day Carnival hosted by Zoie at TouchstoneZ. Spank Out Day was created by The Center for Effective Discipline to give attention to the need to end corporal… Continue Reading
It’s Sunday again! We had a wonderful family weekend with water play, swimming, dancing, swinging in beach-towels and eating popsicles. Tomorrow is Spank Out Day USA – I’ll be posting something on some untruths about spanking and offering a list of alternatives as well as links to other sites that are participating in Spank Out… Continue Reading
Whom would you rather be around: A complainer, who sees fault in everything, that can’t seem to stop nagging or demanding? OR Would you rather be in the company of someone that sees joy and delight, opportunity and possibility? Today, no matter what, try to choose the optimistic route. Decide to be encouraging, absorb all… Continue Reading
Naturally curious about their surroundings, toddlers and preschoolers love to learn about the Earth. Creating habits early in life that help children respect the planet can only foster a better place for them to grow into. Welcome to April edition of the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival, hosted by Authentic Parenting and Mudpiemama. This month’s topic… Continue Reading
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