As many of you know, I have experienced many behavioral challenges with my children over the years. I shared some of my journey when I wrote about the difficulties involved with raising a spirited child. The term ‘spirited’ is really, a nicer way of saying strong-willed.…
Spoiling kids does just that. It spoils them. It makes them foul and their behavior stinky and just plain disgusting. I certainly don’t want to spoil the goodness in my kids. Unfortunately, our recent Easter weekend has highlighted to me just how much ‘spoiling’ has…
Last week I watched a story on ‘the smack’. 60 minutes placed cameras into the home of a single mother with 3 children and filmed her smacking her children. She was a loving, functional parent with happy kids. She was using the smack as part of her…
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared how we parent despite and because of challenges thrown our way. Please read to the end to find a list of…