23rd August 2007
Parenting Toddler Biting Question:
“Kelly, my 1.5 year old has taken to biting both the dog and the baby. I've tried many things and have read many parenting books but am still without a solution. What can I do? I am worried that he will either hurt ...
17th August 2007
“Dinner’s ready!” I yell.
Nothing. No pitter patter of feet. Not even a polite “Coming” or “OK.”
“DINNER’S READY!” I yell louder.
I strain and listen. All is calm. Not a creature stirs, not a sound can I hear.
Walking down the ha...
14th August 2007
“Pick up your feet. We’re going to be late for school!” I hiss. What I actually want to say is, “I’m going to be late for work for the third time this week because of your dawdling!”
It is barely eight in the morning—I’m tired, I’m c...
08th August 2007
Despite what you think, children (even yours) like to do chores. This may be tough to believe when the majority of children fuss when asked to clear the table, “forget” to pick up after themselves and throw a “hissy fit” when you ask them to clean...
02nd August 2007
On the eve of my baby’s due date, I am unable to sleep. With baby moving in my belly, Braxton Hicks contractions spontaneously occurring (that often render me helpless, like a beetle on it's back waving its legs), and the enormous pressure in my pelvis ...
27th July 2007
To focus on the family and put them first is as natural to mothers as breathing. Failing to focus on the family is rarely a choice for any Mom—it is simply a way of life.
Not long ago ’bringing home the bacon’ was traditionally the father’s ro...
25th July 2007
Even though we need a license to do many things in life — everything from driving and operating a forklift to practicing medicine and fishing — there is no license required to become a parent and this is often the trickiest of all of the above activit...
24th July 2007
Over 200 pairs of eyes are glued to me as a spirited child screams, "ORDER ME MY MEAL NOW!"
This child has refused to order his own hamburger (as he has done many times before) and when I calmly tell him he can either order it himself, or go home witho...
20th July 2007
Law of Attraction and Effective Parenting
Struggle is not part of the natural order of life. One never sees a cherry tree struggle to produce blossoms when given the right environment. Why? Because the tree is simply following its purpose—its basic n...
05th June 2007
"A mother's work is never done" (sigh). Just when you think you're through, you find you've only just begun. You aren’t the only one!
If the pressure of balancing your work and parenting is ultimately leading you to give both your work and family les...
