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Surprising Insights About Tantrums
I am guest blogger at one of my World Moms’ pal’s sites today. It will give you a bit of insight into the tantrum book… Here’s the link: http://themommycafe.net/surprising-insight-about-tantrum
Parents: Did YOU make the Commitment or did THEY?
When Mr Hare was four and some months old, I shocked the other members of our coffee group by removing him from a music class – half way through a term. The general thought was: how would he ever learn … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Home Environment
Tagged boundary, children, commitment, discipline, executive function, follow-through, mature, music practice, self-discipline
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Parents: How to Tell if it’s REALLY Naughty Behaviour
Sometimes our children, especially toddlers and preschoolers, do the right thing – but in the wrong place – jumping on the sofa; tipping books off the shelf; pouring mouthwash down the sink; eating a single bite from several apples; etc – … Continue reading
Parents: The Most Fabulous Chores Saga EVER!
If anyone had told me at the start of this school year (Feb 1st – you know, sensibly following the *actual* year) that Mr Hare (aged 10) would be not only out of bed before us but have half his chores … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Home Environment
Tagged child, children, chores, no-fuss, strategy, stress-free
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Parents: Discipline and the Power of Silence
(Apologies, another long one.) I recently watched my first episode of ‘The World’s Strictest Parents’ and it was fascinating. The girl who was sent away was still pretty dreadful to her mother on her return. The boy, who had been smoking … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Home Environment
Tagged alternative discipline, children, discipline, spanking, time out
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Your kid is Fat or a Brat? You did it. Now fix it.
…or a bitch or a bully for that matter… As you can probably tell, this is a very blunt post which involves no Political Correctness or pandering to your ego. Every time we tell someone that families are different and … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Home Environment, Parenting Styles
Tagged bitch, boundaries, brat, bully, children, discipline, fat, Politically Incorrect, raising children, rules, spanking, time out
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Parents: Homework!
When parenting for mature children first, and academic achievement second – we need to take a different approach to homework than what is commonly accepted. It becomes more about teaching strategies and less about content. Grades are even less important… … Continue reading
Wisdom vs Knowledge
The key aim we have for our children is for them to be wise. Although we value education, we have seen that mature people will seek the education they need for themselves. Well educated people don’t always seek wisdom. The difference between … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Education, Home Environment, Parenting Styles, Tantrums
Tagged children, education, self-assurance, self-esteem, wisdom
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Parenting Trick: The Power of Three
Often when people speak to me about their children’s non-compliance (over small reasonable requests), the dreaded word – consistency – pops up. Consistency is an ideal and probably not what most parents can realistically manage – we all have bad … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Home Environment
Tagged behaviour, boring cuddles, boundary setting, boundarys, child, children, communication, compliance, consistency, consitency, Diane Levy, discipline, emotion, family, how to, kids, maturity, naughty, non-compliance, overwhelmed, parenting, psychology, raise, rules, self-assurance, self-assured, self-esteem, stress, tantrum, understand people
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Conscious Behaviour Begins at Home
Conscious awareness of our own behaviour will appear naturally, and in bursts, throughout our childhood and early adulthood, but only if the early work is done by our parents or by the social environment in which we live. For Mr Butterfly, … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Home Environment
Tagged behaviour, boundary setting, child, children, communication, discipline, emotion, family, kids, maturity, naughty, parenting, psychology, raise, risk-taking, self-assurance, self-assured, self-esteem, sociology, stress, tantrum, understand people
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