You’re out at the soft play with your child and everything is going well. Until you look up and you catch him taking a swing at two children. Concerned – and then mortified as you see the other child’s parent right there with them, you rush over and you get there just in time to […]
Talking With Young Children 2: What To Say Instead Of “No”
How many times today have you said “no”? Does it ever make you feel like you’re a broken record? A scratched CD? An mp3 song that didn’t buffer all the way to the end? For many parents of young children, the toddler phase is also called the “No Phase” – they’re mobile, they’re curious and […]
Talking With Young Children 1: What To Say Instead Of Shut Up
I don’t know about you but when someone tells me to shut up, I see red. Absolutely see red. It’s one of those phrases that my husband knows not to use unless he really wants a hair-raising argument. Do you feel the same? How do you react when someone says, “Just shut up and listen!”? […]
Peaceful Parenting: How Can I Raise A Self-Disciplined Child?
How can I raise a self-disciplined child? Peaceful parent. Traditional parent. Helicopter parent. Permissive parent. Elephant parent. Tiger parent. Which one are you? If you’re a new parent, then all these terms – with the judgment and condemnation that come with them – must be quite confusing and frankly, sometimes, downright scary. In a hurry? […]
The Best Gifts for New Dads (Because Dads Need Some Stuff Too)
I became a dad in 2016. In the beginning, there can be a lot of challenges and a lot of adjustments that had to be made. I found out I was going to become a dad less than a year after my wife and I got married. We were still adjusting to being together when […]
