In the last 24 hours, how many things have you done that you know you shouldn’t do? Or the other way around — how many things have you not done that you know you really are supposed to do? You know, like the not fun stuff. Did you floss your teeth last night? Did you […]
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The Dirty Heart Nut
No part of this day went the way I envisioned it would after 12 pm. After a really exhausting and trying spring break, I thought I still had a few (much anticipated and appreciated) hours to myself today, and then I got the reminder text from the dentist’s office that I had scheduled appointments for […]
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 […]
I Am Not Watching The Eclipse With My Kids
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple weeks, you know that there’s going to be an eclipse tomorrow (Monday, August 21, 2017) in North America. Here in CT, we will not achieve “totality.” The sun will be approximately 67% obscured at the height of the eclipse. I get that this is […]
What I’ll Teach My Kids This Summer (It Won’t Be Math Facts)
This summer, I will not complete summer math packets. I will not practice math facts with my kids or even touch a flashcard. I will not sit my kids in front of a computer to “play math games” or even utter the letters IXL. I will not look at a reading log. I will not […]
Have You Become A “No Monster”?
How many times do you think you say NO to your kids every day? Five times? Twenty times? A hundred times? I bet if I kept track, it would be in the triple digits. Easily. Sometimes I say no to them before they can even finish a complete sentence. I’ve been thinking about this a lot. […]