[Ian's last day of the year lunch] What a fantastic year we've had :) much to be happy about. I'm just typing this quickl...

We have a walker! Mia took three steps on her own today at Christmas lunch. Three weeks before her birthday. It was this ti...

November was spent firmly at home after all our time in Perth in October, but we had... :: a lovely visit from Nanna Cherie from SA ...

Milestone day with the renovation. Gyprock boards are up! Now just all that flushing and finishing to go :) Ian has been doing a massive ...

:: 31 days of model behaviour :: a lot of time in Perth :: Leon and Phoung's wedding :: My 20 year high school reunion!! :: Jul...

:: feeling the squeeze with building expenses and bills :: first fix electrical - windows - air conditioning :: gyprock! :: Charlie t...

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 ...