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Because You Don’t Do All The Stuff You Are Supposed To Do Either

November 11, 2019 by not your average mom 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: compassionate parenting, expectations, kids, reasonable expectations for kids

The Dirty Heart Nut

April 23, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: dirt, frustration, heart, kids, nut, reality check, when your day doesn't go as planned

Connection Before Correction

September 10, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: belonging, choices, connection before correction, consequences, kids, positive discipline

I Am Not Watching The Eclipse With My Kids

August 20, 2017 by not your average mom 7 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: consequences, directions, eclipse, glasses, kids, retinas, science, solar eclipse

What I’ll Teach My Kids This Summer (It Won’t Be Math Facts)

June 7, 2017 by not your average mom 8 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: accountability, dirt, flash cards, kids, library, math facts, organization, reading logs, reading packets, responsibility, school, summer

Have You Become A “No Monster”?

April 20, 2017 by not your average mom 6 Comments

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. […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Parenting Tagged With: children, defiance, kids, no, positive discipline, power struggles, question, yes

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