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Seeking Advice
"Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves" by Naomi Aldort "Unconditional Parenting" by Alfie Kohn - very controversial book - I think that is what I like ...
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- Its good you are looking to curb the behavior at this point before school. Basically, I think you need to pick the discipline method you are most comfortable with, ge...
- This is probably the story of my life with both of my boys. These were the type of things started when my children were 3. Both of my sons were diagnosed with ADHD a...
- When my daughter was five, she and I attended sessions at a place called Tuesday's Child. For a couple hours on eight Saturdays, she was in a room with other kids whil...
Monster in Law
She feels that I am not raising her grandchildren the way she wants them raised. .... Whole Family · Raising Ourselves · My Mother · Raising Our Children ...
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- Well, first I'd suggest trying your best to act as an adult. Just by using the name monster in law states that there is a lot of tension from both of you in the relat...
- I'm not real sure, but I think you're talking about your own mother. If that's the case then you simply have to stand up to her and hold your ground. I know that is ea...
- Hi J., You definitely have to have your husband on your side, if no other family members. You made these kids together after all. Hopefully you had a plan abou...
My Kids Are Destroying Our Home!
It's called Raising our Children, Raising Ourselves by Naomi Aldort. It has really helped me take a second to acess the situation before reacting and kind ...
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- Do your children do chores? My daughter started cleaning her own room at 1 yr old. I don't mean she picked up her toys. She actually changed her sheets, made her bed, ...
- Hi Debbie, Sounds like you are a very busy woman with 4 kids and a business to run as well. I'm sure it can be overwhelming at times. Have you tried the token syste...
- Hi Debbie- i feel for you but as you can see you are not alone... i have 3 girls and i feel like i can never keep up with the mess either!! I go threw their things abo...
Chores/Allowance/Discipline Ideas
And, after that, if you all want to take your parenting to another level, I recommend, "Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming parent-child ...
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- my sister uses the housefairy (www.housefairy.com) and it motivates her kids to keep things clean because they never know when the house fairy is going to come. We've...
- As parents we never gave our kids allowances. We are self-employed so they've always had to do some kind of work. It builds character, we were fond of telling them. ...
- Hi, M.! I raised seven children and found the books "On Becoming Childwise" and "On Becoming Toddlerwise" excellent guides for instilling obedience in my children. Th...
Stubborn 22 Month Old Who Won't Take Naps
In support of your relationship with yourself, your daughter and your expected baby, I recommend reading, "Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: ...
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- Alot of kids around this age give up naps, my 19 month old may take one once or twice a week, if she is sleeping good through the night and is in bed between 7 & 8 the...
- your daughter sounds a lot like my son when he was that age. I finally realized I was not going to get him to nap so I started to call it "quiet time" instead of nap ...
- My almost 3-year-old sometimes naps after lunch, sometimes doesn't. Either way, however, by 2p she is in her room for her "quiet time" -- which ends at 3:30p. It's not...
Going Crazy
I am losing the battle with them and feel that I am raising little pills. ... Nobody's perfect, and raising kids is the toughest job on earth. ...
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- Mom always gets the brunt of stuff. I know my little "angels" are anything but. I'm blessed with a very supportive husband, but trust me, when he's out of town, I co...
- First of all, no one is perfect. Second, I'm sure the every single one of us feels like we're going to go crazy with our kids at one point. I'm pretty sure anyone who ...
- I am right there with you some days. I think we all wonder if we are raising our children correctly. It is a learning game for all of us. The problem is, you never kno...
8 Month Old Boy Becoming Out of Control, Willful and Constantly Hyper
I recommend reading the book Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves. The author recommends a pretty radical approach to parenting, but it is a real ...
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- Why are you waking him up in the middle of the night? At 8 months old, it is very reasonable to expect him to sleep through the night. If he is not waking up on his ...
- Well, first off, 8 month olds are not willful, bratty or spoiled, no matter how they behave. I certainly don't intend to be mean, but you need some education in baby d...
- join "mommy and me" group in your area. also try to find professional homeopath. homeopathy works well through these early issues. it should not have to be MD, ND, OD ...
Helping Around the House
Hello T., I am on a huge learning curve around this issue myself and have found direction recently in the book "Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: ...
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- I used to run a preschool program and what worked really well for the 2-4 year olds was to assign everyone a "magic number" of items that they needed to pick up that ...
- Taniell, My advice: Forget the job chart, they are too young and being part of the family unit, which includes cleaning up, in my opinion should not involve bribes ei...
- Dear T. (you have a great name! :) ) here is what I responded about 2 months ago, to one mommy: (it comes from my experience of raising two sons): Actively engag...
DH - Opinion Differences
... and answered the same questions about ourselves and our spouses. ... thebig stuff in liferaising the kids future plans moralsspirituality etc but when ...
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- WOW! This is actually what started me on the path I'm on now...looking for marriage therapists! I JUST posted then saw your post and read it. GOOD LUCK TO YOU. That is...
- No, you're not (very) crazy. I don't want to minimize your feelings, but men and women tend to want the same things but ask for them differently. It's like my husban...
- Hi D.- I can't really explain your husband's response, but I can tell you that my husband and I have learned that we are completely in agreement on the "big stuff" ...
Others Not Understanding "Attachment Parenting"
You can't expect others to "approve" or "okay" your way of raising your ...... she has written an incredible book "raising our children, raising ourselves. ...
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- You need to be firm with them on how you want to parent .... after all, it is your choice. My only suggestion is just to plan ahead. I often read posts regarding how...
- Don't listen to them... do what feels right for you. I would give you a longer response but I can't as my son is yanking on my clothes to get off teh computer and pla...
- I am pretty much on the opposite end of the spectrum in parenting style, but like you, my family seemed to have different ideas about how we should parent our children...
