Words Matter
“Be mindful of the language you use to describe your children. They will come to see themselves through that filter you design.” – Lori Petro, TEACH Through Love Words are powerful. Words are especially powerful when said by...
What is Misbehavior? – Guest Post by Kelly Bartlett
This is a guest post by Kelly Bartlett. ************************************************************************************ “Children don’t misbehave, they simply behave to get their needs met.” This quote comes from Dr. Thomas...
Discipline with L-O-V-E and C-A-R-E
There is tons of discipline advice out there. If you’re new to positive parenting, it can be especially daunting to figure out how to handle certain behaviors. But discipline doesn’t have to be complicated. You don’t have to...
Educated, Scientific, Effective Parenting
This is what my mom said to me once in reference to my decision not to spank my children. “That is just a bunch of new-age nonsense. Children have been raised that way for thousands of years.” My answer to that was “And look...
Boys are NOT Stupid!
Per Wikipedia, “Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women.” Equal being the key word here. I am ALL FOR...
This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You
There has been a lot of buzz about how spanking affects children. It got me to wondering how spanking affects the spanker. I turned to my friend and Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Laura Markham, founder of AhaParenting, for her thoughts on this...