10 Things to Say Instead of ‘Good Job’
Yeah I know, I feel your eyerolls from over here. You’re thinking ‘we can’t even say ‘good job’ now? This is getting ridiculous!’ Continue reading
Tag Archives: unconditional parenting
Everyday Parenting: What’s more important than commitment? THIS.
We are waiting outside our ballet studio for class to begin and my 4-year-old is clinging to me, her face buried in my neck, tears in her eyes. People look at me with knowing eyes and sympathetic smiles like this … Continue reading
Please Don’t Praise Me
“Wow! That’s really good jumping!” “Ugh, I’m on a trampoline don’t you know? It’s not hard.” Those awkward moments when your kids aren’t used to being praised and then someone praises them and they’re all like what on earth are … Continue reading
10 Responses to ‘Have you been good for Santa?’
I love almost everything about the holiday season. The decorating, the food, the time with people we love, the spirit. So much fun! Everything except one thing. One thing that happens almost every time we leave the house. The question. … Continue reading
Let Me Tell You About Kids Without Control
I remember when one of my children was around age 3 we had one of those nights where you haven’t done the grocery shopping and you just couldn’t be bothered so you end up getting takeaway. We presented her with … Continue reading
The Mainstream Parenting Myths We Need to Forget
Ahh parenting myths. We have all heard some. ‘Stop picking that child up! You’ll spoil them!’ ‘Babies cry to exercise their lungs’ ‘A little whisky in your bottle never hurt you’ Err…. ok. Some are very easy to dismiss as terribly … Continue reading