“You can’t teach children to behave better by making them feel worse. When children feel better, they behave better.” ― Pam Lee Good Morning! When I was in my “witch on a broomstick” phase my discipline was all about making my children feel worse. “Why did you do that?” “Can’t you please just do…
“The miracle of children is that we just don’t know how they will change or who they will become.” ― Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential Good Morning! Today’s quote seems so logical and so simple, yet as a young mom I somehow failed to really believe it. I let…
Your instincts will tell you the answer to your question, but it’s up to you to listen to it or not. Sonya Parker Why are moms so hard on themselves? Why are we always questioning the way we parent, always looking for the “better” way? Why are we so concerned with getting it…
“If you want to be treated like a mother, act like one.” ―Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses Good Morning! How does one act like a mother? I suppose there are as many answers to that question as there are mothers. Every one of us, most likely, has her own definition of what a mother should act…
“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on her own wings. Always believe in yourself.” ~unknown Trust Your Journey – Trustyourjourney.com Good Morning! Believing in yourself is incredibly hard. Believing in yourself as a parent, I believe, is even harder.…
“Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.” –Carl Jung Good Morning! Some of you may have heard the old adage “do as I say, not as I do”. This was often said by adults when I was growing up. I think that it was meant to be humorous but there…
You don’t have to attend every argument to which you’re invited! Dr. Lara Markham http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/positive-discipline/Parenting-Strong-Willed-Child Good Morning! I was reading an article by Dr. Lara Markham and this sentence really resonated with me. It was a thought that I have often had but never could quite put it into words as well as she…
‘Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist’ – Michael Levine Good Morning! The day I brought my first child home from the hospital was the scariest day of my life. I had no idea what to do! For the first time I fully realized that…
There are times as a parent when you realize that your job is not to be the parent you always imagined you’d be, the parent you always wished you had. Your job is to be the parent your child needs, given the particulars of his or her own life and nature. Ayelet Waldman Good…
It’s important to admit your mistakes & say your sorry to your kids. Only that way will you build trust – Kevin Heath Good Morning! We used to have a Big Bird video that was titled, Everyone Makes Mistakes. It was a great video about Big Bird making mistakes and then trying to cover…
