gentle discipline

Age three: defiance with a smirk

May 4, 2010




People warn you about the terrible twos.  I tell them two is nothing…wait until you get to three. Maybe it is a case of each child being different or maybe it is a result of how we parent our children. But for me, at age two, a diaper, a breast, a baby carrier, redirection, toys, [...]

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The Hippie Housewife talks behaviour modification

August 17, 2009




Sometimes life just doesn’t leave a lot of time for blogging. As has been the case in the past, I just don’t have the time right now to dedicate to all of the fabulously interesting and insightful things I would like to write. In all seriousness, I do have a few things planned that I [...]

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Spank Out Day

April 30, 2009




Apparently April 30 is Spank Out Day USA.  It was initiated in 1998 to give widespread attention to the need to end corporal punishment of children and to promote non-violent ways of teaching children appropriate behavior. As my contribution, I offer up these two posts: Best anti-spanking resources:  A summary of and link to some [...]

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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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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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The effect of shame

June 8, 2008




Parents like us that don’t spank, need to find other alternatives for discipline. However, it is important to remember that verbal abuse can be as detrimental as physical abuse and we need to choose our words carefully when reacting to our children’s behaviour. You’re stupid What a baby That was really dumb You’re a bad [...]

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When all else fails….

May 27, 2008




I’ve done a lot of reading about discipline. I know that I will never spank my children (see Project No Spank or Dr. Sears’ 10 Reasons Not to Hit Your Child to understand why). I will not belittle my children or otherwise verbally abuse them. I’ve learned a lot from books that I’ve read on how [...]

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Is Parenting an Art or a Science?

May 26, 2008




In the world of academia, there are several subjects that teeter on the line between the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science. In my almost 4 years as a parent, I’ve come to realize that Parenting fits firmly on that line. I believe strongly in the science of parenting. Science tells me that [...]

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