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The Poonish Man

June 22, 2010




One day when I picked Julian up from preschool, he was grinning from ear to ear and in a great mood. When we got into the car, he couldn’t wait to tell me about his day: “In Spanish class, I got to be the Poonish Man”, he said.  “The Poonish Man?”, I asked. “Yes” he [...]

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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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New reason why punishment doesn’t work: the law!

June 20, 2008




From the research that I’ve done, I’ll well aware that using punishment to discipline children is not very effective and can be damaging. Some of the reasons I’ve learned in the past include: REASON #1- PUNISHMENT ONLY HAS A SHORT TERM EFFECT: Parents that punish their children have to do it over and over again. The [...]

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