Discipline

Abrupt

December 27, 2008




How would you feel if: You lose your job over something you didn't know you were doing wrong and aren't given an opportunity to change your ways? Your spouse left you suddenly? Your best friend backs out of your weekly lunches with no warning because she's sick of hearing you whining? Your boss tells you [...]

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Consensual Living

November 27, 2008




…we can make a choice; a choice to threaten and intimidate to get our way, or a choice to reach out in compassion and connection to find common ground… I'm reading tonight about a concept that is new to me. It is called Consensual Living. The ideas behind it are not all new, but the [...]

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Money money money money…

November 23, 2008




For today's reader question, I'm going to partially pass the buck by linking to some great resources and then add my own 2 cents to it (pun intended). Michelle asks: Today I revisited a question that's come to mind a few times, in slightly different forms, but with the same concept. I also read, and [...]

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What is attachment parenting?

November 16, 2008




I decided to get back to basics with my post today. I've faced a lot of misunderstanding recently about what Attachment Parenting is, so I wanted to clarify what it is to me and how it is different from other styles of parenting. Attachment Parenting Philosophy Attachment parenting is not a list of rules. It [...]

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Why Time-Outs Don't Work (Wordless Wednesday)

November 5, 2008




This post used to contain a great comic from Pooch Cafe. However, they only allow their comic to be shared free of charge on the day that it is in the paper. So, since you are coming across this later and since I don't have the money to pay for you to view the comic, [...]

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Best anti-spanking resources

November 4, 2008




I know that I am often preaching the the choir here. Many of my readers have similar values and parenting approaches to me. However, we are all often in situations where we want to be able to share rational arguments in support of non-violent parenting to those that may not be aware of the consequences [...]

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My Discipline Spectrum

October 20, 2008




Often when I hear people talk about their discipline style it sounds unrealistic or ineffective. I haven't read or heard any single approach to discipline that really made perfect sense to me. There are elements of many approaches that I like and elements of others that I abhor. Rather than taking one approach and running [...]

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Is Palin running for VP to punish her daughter?

September 12, 2008




Okay, I know I said that I would try to stay out of the American election and focus on the Canadian, but I just can't help myself. I am continuing to work on my posts on the parenting and family platforms of our Canadian parties and in fairness to everyone am thinking of releasing them [...]

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Teach, don't train

August 28, 2008




Just a little rant today. I'm sick and tired of hearing or reading about people training their kids. Are your children dogs? Really, stop and think about it for a minute. Is obedience what you are striving for? If the grandest and best thing you can wish for is to have an obedient child, then [...]

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Being punished for our weaknesses

August 17, 2008




I have a bad habit of forgetting about things until it is too late to do anything about them. For example, when I'm close to public restrooms, I'll decide I don't need to use them. Then five minutes later when I am nowhere near a toilet and it would be extremely inconvenient or impossible to [...]

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