“You did it – it is your fault!” Many claim credit for positive things that occur; cleaning the bathroom mirror, feeding the dog or finding the answer to the riddle on page nine but nobody lays claim to anything negative. “I didn’t leave the milk sitting out!” “Those paper … [Read more...] about Blame & Shame
Parenting Teens
Children Swearing and Cursing
While rebuilding our deck one summer, I felt a sudden, sharp pain in my foot after stepping onto a discarded board, “Son of a ---------!” Looking up I saw both of my young daughters wide-eyed with surprise. Without hesitating I added, “You are only allowed to say that when you … [Read more...] about Children Swearing and Cursing
3 ways to ensure that your kids never take up smoking
Hypocritical as that may sound but even smoker parents do not want their children to take up the habit of smoking. Most children start with ‘smoking just for the heck of it’ and before you know it they are well on their way to becoming chain smokers. It is precisely why people … [Read more...] about 3 ways to ensure that your kids never take up smoking
One Spill Away From Disaster
Parents are pushed to the limit by work and school schedules and most are running late and it’s only noon. There are too many stories of child abuse on the TV news and in newspapers that stop us in our tracks; just what would drive a parent do something like that to their own … [Read more...] about One Spill Away From Disaster
Positive Parenting For Real Life
After the lecture did you ever say to yourself, "Wow mom/dad is so right, what was I thinking, I better go and... (clean my room, do my homework....) right away." I am guessing that most of you reading this did not have the above thought just after having been … [Read more...] about Positive Parenting For Real Life
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to