A Yell and a Threat… But, Only In My Back Pocket
Have you ever been so mad that your blood starts to boil and you feel like your eyes are going to pop out of your head! Normally, I’m Miss. Cool-Calm and Collected, gentle parenting advocate,...
View ArticleWhen Sh*t Falls Apart: Remember, You Are Not the Voices in Your Head
My kids were bouncing around on the bed tonight, singing ‘Ring Around the Rosie‘. I told Margo (the older one) to stop (for the eighteen millionth time) because the little one is still a toddler and...
View ArticleOld School Discipline is Irrelevant: What We Do Instead
I was trying to fold some laundry, but my kids were up to all of their typical annoying anti-laundry folding assault techniques. You know, sitting on the folded towels and pulling the middle shirt out...
View ArticleMy Four Year Old Doesn’t Know What the Word ‘Naughty’ Means
A few months ago, we were walking with a friend and we saw some older kids in the neighborhood getting into some mischief. My friend said to my daughter, “Those boys are being naughty!” My daughter...
View ArticleDo We Really Want Our Children To Be Obedient?
I was driving on our ‘slow‘ Australian motorway, talking with my good friend from Germany. He and his family visit Australia periodically for months at a time. He was telling me how scary it is to...
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