A couple years ago after totally losing my shit on Number 3 and 4 in the car on the way to a swim meet, I made the decision to stop yelling at my kids. I did this because I felt like an out of control psycho when I yelled at them, because they laughed at […]
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It’s Not About Consequences. It’s About Finding Solutions
A couple weeks ago I got an email from Number 6’s teacher. It wasn’t one of those I just wanted to tell you this story about how awesome your kid is emails. It was one of those Your kid is being a pain in the ass and I’m starting to lose my shit emails. Ugh. […]
Let nature take its course.
Someone asked me about natural consequences yesterday. Natural consequences are unbelievably useful and effective in helping our kids (and ourselves!) learn valuable lessons about accountability and responsibility. But they are largely underutilized because we as parents so often have a hard time letting our kids be uncomfortable or deal with disappointment. First I think it’s important to make […]
