Monthly Archives: October 2011
Know Your NO-s
Alright, let’s be the loving, logical, practical adults we want everyone to believe we are. You want the best for your child, and you want your child to be the best – in at least one area of achievement. You’d … Continue reading
Teaching Your Child the Meaning of NO
I was in high school, having a conversation with my English teacher on parents hitting their children. She had two kids, the younger of whom was 2 years old. “I would never, ever hit my kids,” I said, sure of … Continue reading
Dangerous Games You Might be Playing With Your Child
R-O-A-R! You growl, a ferocious frown on your face, your expression fierce, your fingers imitating claws, as you advance menacingly towards your child. She shrieks and runs away, and you give chase to capture her. Once you capture her, you … Continue reading
Introducing a Rather Amazing Person
A bunch of parents are standing around at the school social, discussing their tots. Listening to them, you’d think there was a competition to identify the most troublesome child. One dad complains of how long his daughter takes to eat … Continue reading
Questions It’s Okay Not to Answer
The days of old-school parenting are long gone, when children were seen and not heard. Today’s children ensure that it is their parents who are (barely) seen and not heard, at least by the kids themselves! 😉 A vital cornerstone … Continue reading
Wasting Time
When I was a child, we got up in the morning, got dressed, went to school, came back, played with our friends, did homework, spent time with our parents in the evening, listened to the radio or watched TV, and … Continue reading
Listen!
Your baby is born! Some kind friend has gifted you a Baby Book to record all her ‘firsts’ – if you haven’t already bought such a book yourself. You keep the Baby Book open, with the pen ready in it, … Continue reading
Are You Encouraging Your Child to be Sick?
There are few times when you feel as helpless as when your child is sick. You probably feel most powerless if he is too young to verbalize and (according to you) too young to understand what you are saying. You … Continue reading
Teaching Your Child Equality
In theory, you believe in the equality of all people. And you’d like your child to believe it too. Deep down, you know people aren’t equal, and it is not possible to treat everyone the same way, but you’d still … Continue reading
Equality is Bunkum
You know that equality is a ‘good’ thing. All ‘good’ people believe in and practice equality. You want to bring up your child to be a ‘good’ human being, so you’re determined to teach him about equality in his infancy. … Continue reading