Just because our parents had to say it themselves 10,000 times does not mean we do! It’s tedious, boring and stressful for us but the child may need to hear it 10,000 times to GET IT!!! In the old days schools cropped up on the prairie and parents were free to do other things. Washing [...]
Hard drive to easy destruction…sounds like a movie title doesn’t it. It is a movie title. It’s the title of what many of us do on a daily basis, no, moment to moment basis in the movie that is our life that leads to us crashing in exhaustion as a parent! IF we get some [...]
Child neglect is child abuse! I don’t want you to go off the deep end to the opposite of aggressive physical/verbal abuse and start to nearly ignore the child. That’s no good either. There needs to be a fine line of balance that’s neither neglect nor bullying. The balance, the equilibrium is what we’re after. [...]
Daily inspiration to keep our sanity (I felt like I was losing it, often): the picture in our mind of the wonderful person that will be the adults we are raising. But first, we need to get them there. We need to know where they are at all times. Teenagers get more freedom but we [...]
That’s right. You read me. Our kids, our children don’t matter! They are an annoyance and distraction from our cell phones, laptops, pc, ipods and countless other things that are more important and interesting. I see it every day. Think about it. Driving our cars falls into the same category. Let’s gamble with our lives, [...]
Flip the script on yourself! Know yourself. Know why you do what you do. Know that you are the perfect parent if you are doing what it takes to repair YOUR broken heart and emotions in a timely manner. This may sound funny but if you were to do this before you have children, the [...]
Raising children requires too much money = Myth Truth = You have access to all abundance. Raising children is recognized as one of life’s most expensive experiences …but the thought that it requires too much money is a myth. The evidence of which is all around us. I know, I know what is meant is [...]
Hi tech gadgets are my enemy. (parent speaking)= Myth Truth= Technology is your friend. High technology gadgets are here to stay. Many parents feel that they and their dollars are trapped in this onslaught of cell phones, video games, pods, pads, Aston Martin DB5s and what not. They feel that their [...]
Parenting Myth #2: It’s Stressful. Just do what you can. They’ll be alright. Truth: Raising children is manageable. You need to know what to do. As I think about adults perpetuating their childhood pain, I recall my own childhood. Now, looking back, I see how very vulnerable and acceptance-seeking I was and still am. I’ve [...]
Myth #1 Repetition creates change. Truth: Right repetition creates change! Contact constant with the same verbal disciplinary content is boring and tedious! …to adults! Children can obviously hear you say ‘it’ over and over and over again because their free spirits and near empty heads give wing to noise. There’s nothing in there [...]
