Conclusions... I was already formulating this post in my head. I thought my month long effort to stop hitting and yelling worked. The...

[Charlie pre and post swim] :: WHETHER OR NOT YOU’RE THE BEST PARENT IN THE WORLD, AS LONG AS YOU LOVE YOUR CHILD, THEY’LL ...

:: CHILDREN THRIVE ON ROUTINE So they say. I don't know if they do, I haven't really researched this topic, but I think having...

:: WHAT REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS DO PRODUCE IS TEMPORARY COMPLIANCE . THEY BUY US OBEDIENCE. -alfie kohn Punished by Rewards "....

:: A PERSON WITHOUT A SENSE OF HUMOR IS LIKE A WAGON WITHOUT SPRINGS. IT'S JOLTED BY EVERY PEBBLE ON THE ROAD - henry ward beech...

[light the night] :: TO HELP YOUR TODDLER DEVELOP, WORK ON YOURSELF, WHICH MEANS CULTIVATING PATIENCE AND FIRMNESS AND GETTING RID O...

[Mia's sad face at Ikea] :: HOME, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE IT Does Dorothy say that in the Wizard of Oz? Our last day in Perth...

:: THE DAYS ARE LONG BUT THE YEARS ARE SHORT I came across this quote in The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. I'm thinking ...

  :: NOTHING OTHERS DO IS BECAUSE OF YOU miguel ruiz Today's pearl is not a parenting pearl per se, but it is something to keep in...

[driving to the city] :: WHEN YOUR LITTLES ARE SICK, ALL BETS ARE OFF. I have a doctors note for not posting last night. As muc...

[prize winners in the chook tent at the show] [on our way home from the show] :: TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF ...

:: NO BEHAVIORAL MANIPULATION EVER HELPED A CHILD DEVELOP A COMMITMENT TO BECOMING A CARING AND RESPONSIBLE PERSON. p161 Punished by R...

 :: THE MORE PARENTS INTERVENE THE MORE SIBLINGS FIGHT. AND THE BIGGER ROLE PARENTS ASSUME SETTLING ARGUMENTS, THE LESS CHANCE SIBLINGS ...

:: NOBODY IS AT THEIR BEST WHEN THEY ARE TIRED AND HUNGRY. There is probably an excellent quote somewhere I could use for today's ...

:: ACKNOWLEDGE FEELINGS Late again! No excuses, just living it up in the city and going out, catching up with friends and coming home ...

:: THEY MAY FORGET WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL. Carl W. Buechner Yesterday's post had me ...

  [at the park] :: SAYING YOUR CHILD'S NAME UNTIL HE STOPS HEARING IT IS NOT WORKING! Today's pearl comes from Aunty Lei...

 [pumpkin pie]  Again with the late post. But I posted Saturday's post yesterday so I've still only missed one day right? We ...

[concentrating on Sean the Sheep on Granma's computer]  :: LOVE ME WHEN I LEAST DESERVE IT, BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN I NEED IT...

I'm sure I came across this pearl on my Facebook feed, probably from Janet Lansbury . When I change my perspective and see Charlie...