Monthly Archives: January 2012
Who’s Spoiling Your Child?
If I asked you for a quotation using the word ‘spoil’, I’m sure almost all of you would come back with: “Spare the rod and spoil the child.” We’ve got over our fixation with physical punishment of all kinds (we’re … Continue reading
Explaining to Your Child
I was sitting down to an early dinner with a friend much older than I. I was in my teens, and she had 2 children: an 8-year old boy and a 2-year old girl. It had been a few weeks … Continue reading
Should You Share the Blog with Your Child?
Carefree Parenting: clearly a blog meant for parents, to make parenting easier, carefree. Then, the other day, a friend wondered if it would be a good idea for him to share one of my posts with his child. He shot … Continue reading
The Book: Have Happier Children – in 7 Days or Less!
It’s finally here! Now, you can turn around your day-to-day experiences with your child – from surly to excited, from listless to energetic, from moody to even-tempered. With the e-book Have Happier Children – in 7 Days or Less!, you have … Continue reading
When Your Child Tells You She’s Done Something ‘Wrong’
What if your daughter greets you one evening saying she broke your favorite crystal vase by mistake? You want to scold her for her carelessness, tell her how precious the vase was to you, how expensive / rare it was, … Continue reading
How to Threaten Your Child
I’ve been told that I’m shameless – terribly so, sometimes. Maybe you’ll agree when you’ve read to the end of this anecdote: I was in high school. We’d been given a week to write a paper towards our History evaluation. … Continue reading
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The complete nursery rhyme is: Rain, rain, go away Come again another day; Little Johnny wants to play. *** “Mom! Dad!” my 6-year old cousin burst into the room screaming. My uncle and aunt jumped up. “What happened? Are you alright? … Continue reading
Have Happier Children – in 7 Days or Less!
Your child has become irritable for no particular reason. He is grumpier than usual, moody. He sits around doing nothing. Nothing interests him. No, he’s not sick. No, he’s not coming down with a bug. You’ve tried your best to … Continue reading
Respond To Your Child – Parenting: The Basics, Revisited
Respond to the situation. How do you respond to your child? How response-able are you? How good are you at responding to situations? Not as good as you’d like to be, I’m sure. I know I’m not as good at … Continue reading
Parenting: The Basics, Revisited in 2012 – Explain
Explain what is going on. Explain why you said or did what you said or did. Don’t hold it up as an example for your child to follow. That will take you farther away from your child instead of allowing you … Continue reading