I hit a new parenting low today. I sat in my child's pee. This wasn't something I planned. Nicky was standing in his standard position under the cupboard where the biscuits are. Grunting for biscuits, obviously. I have no idea how long he had been standing there but I went over to give him a hug … [Read more...]
Yelling Update
For those of you wondering how it is going with my yelling resolution after reading that book about how to stop yelling and start connecting, this post is an update on that. Initially it was a bit discouraging to merely tick every day off as a failure. Crumbs, I yell every day. It sucks!!! I … [Read more...]
Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
There I was. I was doing it AGAIN. Yelling at Nicky. We were messing around on the bed and he was having fun taking the Calpal bottle in and out of the box. All of a sudden he just threw it at me, hitting my chin. And my response? To yell. "Aaah! Nicholas you can't DO THAT!" A few seconds later, … [Read more...]
Discipline without Distress
This book arrived direct from the author! What a gift! Thank you! The other, more possible explanation is that my mother ordered it for me and forgot about it. Thanks Mom! The title of this book is "Discipline Without Distress:135 tools for raising caring, responsible children without time-out, … [Read more...]