Child Abuse Prevention Month...Day #12. Safety! It's all about safety.
/What it means to be someone's safe person.
Read MoreWhat it means to be someone's safe person.
Read More..that there are two Making the Shift to Peaceful Parenting classes starting up next week? Well, it's true.
Read More...expectations can be major friction points in any relationship. In a parent-child relationship, friction points can cause an all-out firestorm. This kind of firestorm is actually quite preventable...
Read MoreThis approach may take extra effort and patience on a parent's part, but it is time well spent in that it builds connection and defuses potentially volatile situations. The connection this approach builds is cumulative and things just get better and better and better.
Read MoreHolding others in kindness and compassion can be much more effective than....
Read MoreWhat you need to know about control.
Read MoreWhen children behave the worst...that's when they need our love the most.
Read More...your parenting legacy... (yes...it's that big!)
Read MoreRespect is another excellent lubricant in the parenting tool kit. Make liberal use of it, and you will enjoy your time with your kids for a lifetime!
Read MoreTaking good care of yourself emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually is a gift you give not only yourself but also your kids. For real!
Read MoreThese are nuts-and-bolts, practical classes. The classes allow the participants to change their lives. If you are a parent who has ever uttered "I am at my wit's end," please consider taking this class. Your happiness and your children's happiness are too important to keep putting this off.
Read More...your belief in your thoughts is what ruined your day. You picked a perspective, a story, and you bought it, and the expense of that purchase was your happiness.
Read MoreBreathing is fundamental! It's easy to forget to breathe when we feel stressed, and breathing is one of the BEST things we can do when we feel stressed. Weird, huh?
Read MoreI am determined to make this Child Abuse Prevention Month mean something....
Read More"I found an article entitled '8 Reasons to Spank Your Kids.' The writer acknowledges the debate, and introduces her reasons with 'If you’re not spanking and you have a child who is testing you time and time again, you may want to consider picking out a switch before he (or she) ends up on Beyond Scared Straight.' She goes on to briefly list and support her eight reasons to spank. I'm not that brief. She starts with..."
Read More"Here's the punchline: What causes narcissism? Well, I believe that narcissism is the triumph of style over substance; it's the effect of a poor, unhealthy emotional diet that is bereft of the kind of connection that grows healthy self-worth and self-esteem."
Read MoreOften, folks are uninformed about breastfeeding an older child. I've heard people say, "Once the child can walk and talk, I think it's time to wean!" People are generally concerned about some kind of damage a child sustains from breastfeeding "too long," but really nothing could be further from the truth.
In our culture, breastfeeding longer than 1 year is called "extended breastfeeding"; however, I suggest that breastfeeding less than 1 year be called "abbreviated breastfeeding," and everything beyond 1 year of age just be called "breastfeeding."
If you are concerned about breastfeeding an older child, or if you have folks breathing down your neck because you are breastfeeding an older child, I suggest you read up and forward this article to people who are simply uninformed about the continuing benefits of breastfeeding until the child naturally weans.
An excerpt from the article:
Read the entire article here: What's Right About a 6-year-old Who Breastfeeds?
No one is in charge of my feelings but me.
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