In raising our children, there are inevitable moments we must start telling a child no. But there are actually easy ways to say yes, but mean no in the effort to start parenting with positive phrasing and without always saying no.
I whispered under my breath to myself “gah, you can’t even get your kids to listen to you”. It was a self-deprecating moment as my three-year-old and I were butting heads. It had been a long day and while I thought maybe we were making a breakthrough past her epic tantrum and meltdown, she refused…
((scoooooot, draaaagggg, BANG!)) We heard the wooden step stool being heaved and hauled across the kitchen floor as we sat in the living room. My husband asked my three-year-old to grab his drink that he had placed in the top part of the freezer. She was on a mission to not disappoint.
We always hear about what a scary world we live in but not nearly as often do we discuss how to change it, especially in our parenting. We want to shelter our kids from it instead of working to better society by raising selfless kids in a selfish world. But little acts of kindness can…
We’ve all had a whining child before. And no, it’s not fun. Their high-pitched voices droning on and on and the incessant pleas can really wear you thin. And so many times we want to discount our children for speaking this way, but what are some other ways we can approach whining?
Every parent’s worst nightmare is that their kid will start melting down in public. But it’s pretty much inevitable that one day your beloved child will shrill to the high heavens, lose their mind, and fall prostrate on the floor flailing their arms and legs without control. And you will slowly die inside. And panic. And…
We take it for granted, but our kids really do see the world differently than we do. So when my three year old announces that she was a little chicky hatching from a shell, she saw the white blanket with gray stripes as a cracking egg. And when she told me she wanted me to…
Parenthood is hard. It just is. You’re responsible for little lives. And along the way, sometimes you lose sight of yourself. Last week I sat in the living room with a crying toddler and a screaming preschooler looking back at me. And all I could see is the reflection of my own feelings. And I…
I am so excited to introduce the Extremely Good Parenting Podcast! Happy Leap day. I always wanted to have a baby on February 29th because it would be the world most awesome birthday, but since that’s hard to predict and make happen, my podcast baby is born today.