1 day ago by Rational Jenn

A few weeks ago, I asked for some suggestions for parenting topics. Thanks to those who left me some good ideas. Miranda asked me: What's your policy on the kids saying sorry? The normal parenting technique after one kid wrongs another is to force one kid to apologize. And if the apology doesn't sou ...

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1 day ago by Erin

Mama Sweet: The Whisper Rule. It happened on accident, really. I was not feeling very well and was forced to whisper when speaking to my children. I also could not handle them screaming. I needed universal silence today. As a result of my whispering, I found that they were listening more attentively ...

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8 days ago by Ansley

I haven’t posted in a while, and I haven’t written anything on Positive Discipline in a LONG while. I haven’t had the mental stamina to write lately with all the holiday festivities! I would like to share an article by Dr. Jane Nelson, titled “ Positive Discipline and Pampering: More on Kind and Fir ...

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8 days ago by Erin

Mama Sweet: Sweet kisses, sweet hugs...it was a joyous reunion this morning when the girls woke up and realized mama and daddy were home from their trip. All of their caretakers had given me great reviews of their behavior from the weekend. So, I allowed them to each reach in the pom pom bag and gra ...

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11 days ago by Rational Jenn

Oh the humanity! It was snowing when I woke up this morning. Thankfully none of it is sticking (ground's too warm and saturated with water anyway). It was nice to watch the large flakes softly falling, safe in the knowledge that there's no possibility of having to shovel any of it. After fifteen yea ...

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14 days ago by Rational Jenn

A few weeks ago, an interesting discussion began in the comments section of my On Children, Parents and the Use of Force post. A few astute and thoughtful readers brought up the issue of rewards, and suggested that I ought to clarify my thoughts on that due to some ambiguity with the way I was using ...

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15 days ago by Rational Jenn

Ahhhh, the best laid plans. Jane Nelsen is sick and had to cancel her trip to Atlanta. :o( Hopefully, she'll be on the mend soon. She's rescheduled her workshop/lecture for January, so all is not lost! Actually, it might be easier to go after the holidays anyway. While I'm disappointed that I won't ...

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16 days ago by Erin

Mama Sweet: I have been running around trying to decorate, shop, and catch up on the endless stacks of laundry. The frenzy of the holidays is in high gear and all my three year old wanted to do was play "Pretty Pretty Princess." So, I stopped everything and played with her. The sheer look of joy on ...

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16 days ago by Rational Jenn

I have such an exciting week ahead of me! In fact, it's apparently so exciting that I can't get up and going this morning one little bit. I'm feeling very lounge-y. So far, I've lounged around in bed with the baby, enjoying snuggle time and a rousing dozen or so rounds of Peekaboo. I lounged around ...

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22 days ago by Erin

Mama Sweet: Every time we travel, my girls receive a wrapped present from my husband and me. The girls look forward to it and so do I. My "gifts" are actually secret weapons to keep them occupied. My girls see presents, I see silence. Whatever the gift, it will give me 45 minutes to an hour of distr ...

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