Sunday Surf: Alternative Parenting Info for Family and Friends
Holidays and celebrations usually mean family get togethers and all that comes with those situations. For many, this is a joyous time when perhaps people who rarely enjoy sharing the same space have a...
View ArticleUnconditional Parenting: Chapter 1: Conditional Parenting
Disclaimer: Let’s all agree that we are doing our best with what we’ve got to work with, which means some things we are proud of and some things we are not. Let’s withhold judgment, from ourselves and...
View ArticleGrowth: There IS No Set Pattern
I have never cared about growth charts and percentiles. It makes sense to me that with the wide range among adults there would come a wide range among children. It also makes sense that children do not...
View ArticleUnconditional Parenting: Chapter 2: Giving and Withholding Love
Disclaimer: Let’s all agree that we are doing our best with what we’ve got to work with, which means some things we are proud of and some things we are not. Let’s withhold judgment, from ourselves and...
View ArticleSunday Surf: The Real Deal
Usually I cheat and make Sunday Surf on a theme to provide information. Today is the real deal. These are just articles and things I’ve looked at that I think are worth sharing: From Conception to...
View ArticleUnconditional Parenting: Chapter 4: Punitive Damages
BIG IDEAS Research has shown that punishment is “ineffectual over the long term as a technique for eliminating the kind of behavior towrad which it is direct.” (pp. 63-4) Punishment has recently been...
View ArticleUnconditional Parenting: Chapter 5: Pushed to Succeed
BIG IDEAS Some parents are so focused on future success that the whole of the child’s present is consumed by it. (p. 75) Focus on success shifts learning from “What does this mean?” to “Do we need to...
View ArticleCommitted to Cloth, but….
Welcome to the “I’m a Natural Parent – BUT…” Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the carnival hosted by The Artful Mama and Natural Parents Network. During this carnival our participants...
View ArticleScreen Free Week
April 30 – May 6 is Screen Free Week. I had never heard of this. When I researched it, I found out it was started by Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood. Their motto is “Reclaiming Childhood from...
View ArticleSay “I’m Sorry”: Teaching Kids Good Manners
Well, actually, I figured out that it is not about “teaching kids to have good manners.” It’s not about teaching my child to say please when she wants something. It’s not about teaching my child to say...
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