The other day Number 7 got really, really upset with me about something — I honestly can’t remember what it even was right now — and she ran and grabbed the Magic 8 Ball. IS MOM AND IDIOT? she asked it. The first answer from the Magic 8 Ball was not satisfactory to her, so […]
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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 […]
Why Your Kids Talk Back To You And What You Can Do To Change It
Last night someone asked me for my thoughts regarding kids and back talk. Ooooooh. Backtalk. I hate back talk. It’s annoying and frustrating and embarrassing, at times, infuriating. It’s infuriating at those times when our kids talk to us in a way that is completely rude and disrespectful and we KNOW we have taught them […]