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Life Lessons From The Saxophone

October 22, 2016 by not your average mom 3 Comments

A week or so ago I wrote a post about Number 4 and how she was feeling conflicted about continuing to play the saxophone in band in school. This was a tough call for me because 1) she’s talented,  2) she LOVED it last year and 3) I  think, like many of us, she may […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: natural consequences, Number 4, positive discipline, rescuing your children, saxophone, teaching your children responsibility

Digging New Grooves — What I Discovered 6 Weeks Into My Yell-Less Journey

September 6, 2014 by not your average mom 2 Comments

So I haven’t yelled in six weeks. It feels good. It feels good knowing I have maintained control over myself. It feels good knowing that I have set a good example for the kids (not in every department, but at least in this one). And it’s not like it’s been easy or that it’s become automatic. […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: let it go, natural consequences, scream free parenting, yell-free parenting

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