One of the things that often frustrates me as a parent is when my kids don’t deal with situations I know they are capable of handling on their own. But often this happens to us because in so many other situations, we have fixed the problem for them. It’s also hard to see your kids […]
Parenting
A Sense Of Humor Is One Of Your Most Powerful Parenting Tools
I was voted the “Class Clown” my senior year in high school, and I like to find the humor in any situation I can. If you asked my friends to pick a couple words to describe me, there’s a good chance funny would be one of them. I mean, Not Your Average Mom started out […]
The Shade Exchange
I wanted to share my latest power struggle with you. Because 1) I lost, and 2) in hindsight, I can see that I was being kind of unreasonable. Two nights ago, I went in to Number 3’s room to say goodnight to him. He was rolling up the shade on the window by his bed. […]
Eight Things I Do To Manage Five Kids In Three Different Sports
The madness has officially begun. School is back in session, the falls sports have started, and swim team is in full swing. I know I’m not the only one officially entering madness. Last week I shared this picture (via sportsmomshop.com)on the Facebook page, and it got a pretty big response. And a reader left this comment: […]
Connection Before Correction
One of the biggest lessons I have learned as a Positive Discipline educator is that belonging and significance are the primary goals of children. One of the biggest lessons I have learned as a parent is that I am not connecting with my children as much as I would like to in order to create […]
How To Address Back Talk From Your Kids More Effectively
I don’t know about you, but back talk drives me insane. What many of us parents don’t realize is that it’s our approach that invites the back talk. It’s not our kids being jerks. How many times have you said something along the lines of You DO NOT talk to me that way! or You […]
