Tag: discipline
Managing Behavior Without Punishing Myself
I have a habit I am trying to change — punishing myself while holding my kids accountable for undesirable behavior. Do any of the...
Please Stop Calling Toddlers Jerks
A few weeks ago, my husband and I took our kids to a local breakfast place for pancakes. My husband colored with my son...
Mommy 5-0: Playing the Bad Cop
“With great power comes great responsibility.” Voltaire said it first, and then so did Peter Parker’s uncle. Lately, that’s been my mantra for being...
My 4 Year Old is Being Bullied
I found myself sitting in a pediatric gastroenterologist's office hoping my 4-year-old had a health issue. I know that is insane for me to...
Is Anyone Listening to Me?
This is painful for me to admit, but here it goes: my kids don’t listen to me.
There. I said it. I am completely embarrassed...
Saying No to No
I envisioned a lot of things before I had my son. What his laugh would sound like. Playing ball with him for the first...
Liar, Liar – My Daughter’s Cry for Attention
This last year was pretty hectic. I started a new job, we moved to the Kansas City area, my fiancée moved in with us,...
One Little Thing to Help with Threenager Meltdowns
There have been countless times in my three years of mom-hood that I've felt completely under qualified for this position. Yet never have I...
The Time I Had My Sons Sign a Contract
My children can be stubborn, opinionated, I-must-be-right-all-the-time little people… kind of like their mother. Last winter I noticed something though; my older three (triplet boys,...
Lessons from the Classroom: How Teaching Prepared Me for Parenthood
During my first years of teaching, I frequently reassured myself that the classroom management trials I was facing were preparing me for parenthood one...
You Can Pry My Kid Leash From My Cold, Dead Hands
File this under things I said I'd never do, but then did.
It's a growing list, my friends. In my earlier, kid-free life, I thought...
Mom Gets a Behavior Chart
A couple of days after hanging up the one and only behavior chart in our house, my son told me, "No sticker for you! Try...
How to Discipline Your Kids Without Spanking, Time Outs, Yelling, and...
Note: This post is sponsored by, and written in collaboration with, Secure Counseling, LLC.
Parenting is hard. Shaping little humans is the most difficult thing most...
8 Tips for Making Time Out Work in Your Home
Suzie threatens Johnny with a time out. When Johnny's behavior does not relent, she places him in a corner, chair or zone for a series of...
The Science of Spanking
There are pictures of NFL player Adrian Peterson’s preschool sons with facial scars and leg lacerations from his discipline techniques. The latest accusations include...
