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I Can’t Believe I Did That! – And How to Make Repairs
Read More: I Can’t Believe I Did That! – And How to Make Repairsyou “know” aren’t helpful? Does it seem like “Mean Mommy” or “Dreadful Daddy” have taken over your body and you can’t help yourself? What next?
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Taking care of ourselves
Read More: Taking care of ourselvesLike many of you I tend to “take care” of others before I begin to think about what I need or what requests I might make. So today I get to listen, once again as I talk about self-care – and see if this time I can say, “I can make a commitment to do what I need to do to make time for and take care of myself.” Will you join me?
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Whose problem is it anyway?
Read More: Whose problem is it anyway?One of the many little posters my parenting instructor used read, “Whose problem is it, anyway?” He tried to teach us to recognize which problems were ours (as parents) and which problems really “belonged” to the children.
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A dream for peace in your family
Read More: A dream for peace in your familyMartin Luther King Jr. had a dream. His was a dream of peace, justice and equality. Do you ever have a dream of peace for your family?
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Sibling Conflict…Can any Good Come of This?
Read More: Sibling Conflict…Can any Good Come of This?As you prepare for the winter break and memorable family time; perhaps stuck in your house because of wet, cold weather, running out of activities to keep the kids occupied, counting the days until school starts again…..What will your children be learning from each other? Use the normal conflict of daily life to teach your children important life skills.
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Consequences or Solutions?
Read More: Consequences or Solutions?Solutions help children learn from their mistakes – and invite both responsibility and dignity
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Now Listen here Young Lady !!!!!!
Read More: Now Listen here Young Lady !!!!!!Contributed by Melanie Miller, M.Ed., Certified Positive Discipline Trainer and School Counselor Back talk, eye rolling, the glare, the, “Oh mom how can you be so stupid look”…. As our children grow older, their vocabulary has grown and their words, attitude and eye rolling can dig a little deeper. The next time the disrespect comes […]
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Finding (and using) your “P.O.S.” Button
Read More: Finding (and using) your “P.O.S.” ButtonBy finding our “P.O.S.” (pause) button we can bring our best selves to our parenting challenges.
