“You can’t teach children to behave better by making them feel worse. When children feel better, they behave better.” ― Pam Lee Good Morning! When I was in my “witch on a broomstick” phase my discipline was all about making my children feel worse. “Why did you do that?” “Can’t you please just do…
“Even though you can’t control outcomes for your child, you can parent unconditionally with all your heart.” ― Lisa Coyne, The Joy of Parenting: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guide to Effective Parenting in the Early Years Good Morning! I am back from my trip to Seattle and although the time just flew by, I had…
“The miracle of children is that we just don’t know how they will change or who they will become.” ― Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential Good Morning! Today’s quote seems so logical and so simple, yet as a young mom I somehow failed to really believe it. I let…
“This is not a contest with your child. The winner is not the one with more points. The winner is the one whose child still loves them when they graduate from high school.” ― Martin L. Kutscher, ADHD – Living Without Brakes Good Morning! As I have said many, many times, parenting is hard. Parenting a…
Your instincts will tell you the answer to your question, but it’s up to you to listen to it or not. Sonya Parker Why are moms so hard on themselves? Why are we always questioning the way we parent, always looking for the “better” way? Why are we so concerned with getting it…
“If you want to be treated like a mother, act like one.” ―Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses Good Morning! How does one act like a mother? I suppose there are as many answers to that question as there are mothers. Every one of us, most likely, has her own definition of what a mother should act…
“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on her own wings. Always believe in yourself.” ~unknown Trust Your Journey – Trustyourjourney.com Good Morning! Believing in yourself is incredibly hard. Believing in yourself as a parent, I believe, is even harder.…
“One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.” –Jane Goodall Good Morning! “…having a child should be fun.” I was so excited when I found this quote. I sure wish I had seen this quote when I was in my “witch on a…
“Earlier is not better. All children accomplish milestones in their own way, in their own time.” – Magda Gerber Good Morning! Today it seems that doing everything earlier is not only encouraged but expected. Our high schoolers are taking AP college courses. Our middle schoolers are learning algebra, geometry and sometimes even pre-calculus.…
“Anybody out there who is a parent, if your kids want to paint their bedrooms,as a favor to me, let them do it. It’ll be OK.” ― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture As a parent it is often hard to know where to draw the line. Am I being too strict? Too lenient? How do I…
