It is often said that being a parent is the hardest job on the planet. While I would argue that being married is equally challenging, I’d have to agree. Being a mom is fucking hard. There is no greater task than growing, teaching, training, and raising another human being. It’s a tremendous gift, burden, challenge, […]
Lessons I've Learned
Seven Things I learned in the Last 48 Hours
I have spent the past two days in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I came down here from CT to attend a program entitled Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way. And it was awesome. And while I’m sitting here in the Fort Lauderdale airport waiting for my delayed plane, I thought I’d share some things I discovered in […]
Newsflash: Your kids aren’t perfect. And neither are you.
Rant forthcoming. Yesterday I wrote a post about dealing with tantrums. And I received this comment: “…I’ve never experienced a kid tantruming…” It’s only part of the comment. I don’t think it was written by someone who was simply trying to get a rise out of me. I think it was written by a judgmental […]
One Way To Effectively (And Less Painfully) Diffuse A Temper Tantrum
If you have a two, three, four, or five-year-old, then there is a good chance you have the pleasure of experiencing at least one full-blown, level 10, code red temper tantrum every single day. Our youngest is now five-years-old. I’d say the temper tantrums at this age are less frequent. But what they lack in […]
Your job as a stay at home mom is definitely NOT to cater to your kids.
Yesterday I wrote this post about one of the things I’ve done that has really helped my children to be more responsible. And I received this comment: I so struggle with this. With only 2 kids and a very part time baking business out of my home, I waffle between getting my kids to do […]
The Domino Effect Of Giving Your Kids Responsibility
People very often say to me, “I don’t know how you do it with so many kids at home.” Sometimes I don’t know how I do it either. It’s often a shakedown cruise here at my house. But sometimes, we are a (sort of) well-oiled machine. And it’s for one reason: our kids have responsibilities […]
