Parents have an ideal of the child they want to have in their mind…and what happens is they don’t get that ideal child. Parents have to learn to parent the child they have, not the child they wish they had. – James Lehman Mr...
“Before you go and criticize the younger generation, just remember who raised them.” – Unknown We’ve all heard the complaints. Today’s children are more disrespectful, undisciplined, and have a greater sense of...
I realize that nonpunitive discipline can be hard to wrap your head around at first. It was for me. After all, the vast majority of us were raised to believe that children need punishments and consequences in order to learn better behavior. There...
This is the second post in my Positive Parenting in Action series. The first post was about exploration and danger. In this series, I will present several scenarios that could occur, look at the possible reasons behind the behavior (this is...
Basically every choice you make as a parent can be controversial, and co-sleeping is no exception. My own children have always co-slept, either in the same room or in the same bed, with my husband and I. I’ve met several co-sleepers who...
Parenting, like life, is all about perspective. The way we were raised and our experiences throughout life have wired our brains to certain beliefs and habits. We perform them often at an unconscious level, carrying on the actions and tone of our...
Whether you’re new to positive parenting or a seasoned veteran, the issue of consequences can get your head spinning. Logical versus natural versus imposed. Then there are positive and negative consequences. What is the difference between...
Over the past year, I have had a few comments on PPTB suggesting that we are permissive parents who fail to set appropriate boundaries, let our children run wild, and fail to discipline them whatsoever. Permissive parenting is just as bad...
This is a guest post by Laura Ling. Before I had kids, I thought the response to misbehaving children was that they needed more spankings. I was pretty rigid in my definition of misbehaving, too. Running around, laughing and talking loudly...
“There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation in the way we raise our children.” – Marianne Williamson POSITIVE PARENTING: WHAT? The message of Positive Parenting is reaching...
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