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  • Random Parenting Points and the Irrelevant Judgement of Others

    On Tuesday we went to the library and Target. We were returning books and picking up some new shoes for Keenie whose feet undergo pretty regular growth spurts. The kids were pretty severely off-routine because I had been sick over… Continue reading

  • Do As I Say! Or Else.

    Dear Kids, There are phrases that we hear that stick with us in one way or another. “Do as I say! Or else”. It means that there will be consequences, usually. That the child will face punishment unless they follow… Continue reading

  • What the HECK is up with my 2-3 Year Old? (A Quick Compendium of Toddler/Preschooler Behavior Blogs)

    I’ve been getting a LOT of emails recently about the 2-3 year age groups. I’m not surprised. This age range is pretty famous for its “terrible” twos behavior, tantrums, etc. Add in the fact that we’re coming out of the… Continue reading

  • Consequences and Punishment

    At the breakfast table. Isaac is back from a weekend away. He is not integrating easily back into the way that we do things. “Isaac, if you yell at Alexander and Keenie, what are the consequences?” “I’ll be in trouble?”… Continue reading

  • Activity: Color Hunt with D, P, and B

    Activity: Color Hunt with D, P and B. Materials Needed: Printer, printer paper (8.5×11), Bingo Dauber in 3 colors (substitute: clear bingo chips, markers or crayons) Printable File: BPDbpdHunt.pdf   (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) Activity Goal: This activity helps a child… Continue reading

  • More Than One Way to Help a Child Past Fears

    “Tell me a story!” she says, the lights off and her little face barely visible in the nightlight-lit room. “Once upon a time…” I begin. “There was a little kitten.” “AND A MONSTER!” she interjects, her face rapt with imagined… Continue reading

  • Misidentified Feelings, Inaccurate Words, and The Lies of Toddlers

    “MOMMY, ISAAC PUSH ME!” she comes to me crying. Isaac is at school. There is no way that Isaac just pushed her. Keenie is two and a half. What she told me is not true. But is it a lie?… Continue reading

  • Goodnight, 2014

    Goodnight, twenty-fourteen and all that you have brought to my life. All the changes, personal growth, new friends and old and strengthened friendships. All the little moments that scattered themselves across the year. Dark warm room that catches the heat… Continue reading

  • Defiance Is Not Always

    “Alexander, it is time to take a bath now.” “I don’t want to take a bath now!” He yells and runs to his bed, bumping his head on the edge. He starts to cry. I wait. Until his head stops… Continue reading

  • The Major Flaws in the Anti-Cosleeping Movement

    If you enjoyed the STARTLING video of a woman sleeping with a doll that aims to make us all reconsider co-sleeping, then you’re really gonna love their next production which will be an EYE OPENING demonstration that will show men… Continue reading