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10 Things I Won't Discipline @ Super Parents

I’ll be regularly posting over at Super Parents on the Ministry of Discipline which is all about discipline which focuses on loving, nurturing and teaching as opposed to punishment. You can check it out here: 10 Things I Won’t Discipline.

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10 Things I Won’t Discipline @ Super Parents

I’ll be regularly posting over at Super Parents on the Ministry of Discipline which is all about discipline which focuses on loving, nurturing and teaching as opposed to punishment. You can check it out here: 10 Things I Won’t Discipline.

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Guest Post @ CodeNameMama – The Tyrannical Toddler: Beyond Power Struggles to Choice, Reason and Negotiation

I’m guest posting today over at CodeNameMama. Head over there to check out my post on benevolent dictators (toddlers), unconditional parenting, tantrums and power struggles. Stay tuned. This is a guest post exchange and CodeNameMama will be featured here with her post on the terrible twos, gentle parenting and the dreaded tantrum. filed in

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Perceptions of Discipline

Welcome to the April Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting advice! This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month we’re writing letters to ask our readers for help with a current parenting issue. Please read to the end to find a [...]

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The Sticking Point

I’ve had an interesting response to my post on Unconditional Parenting. The most controversial aspect seems to be the issue of praise, and more specifically, not praising. Some said it was just plain unhealthy, others felt that achievements should be praised, others wondered how you provide encouragement without praise, and elsewhere on Facebook, I received [...]

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I'm Late, I'm Late for a Very Important Date

I had planned to have a bright, shiny entry for the Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama but got distracted and missed the deadline. I’ll be participating next month, but thought I would write about this month’s theme anyway. Parenting resolutions. What do you want to do differently this [...]

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I’m Late, I’m Late for a Very Important Date

I had planned to have a bright, shiny entry for the Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama but got distracted and missed the deadline. I’ll be participating next month, but thought I would write about this month’s theme anyway. Parenting resolutions. What do you want to do differently this [...]

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SAHM Setting the Women's Movement Back?

I am so glad that I subscribed to the comments at PhD in Parenting’s article  - Dr. Phil Stay-at-home mom vs. working mom show because if I hadn’t I would have missed out an an a really interesting debate. And that’s one of the things I love about Annie’s blog is it almost always sparks intense [...]

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SAHM Setting the Women’s Movement Back?

I am so glad that I subscribed to the comments at PhD in Parenting’s article  - Dr. Phil Stay-at-home mom vs. working mom show because if I hadn’t I would have missed out an an a really interesting debate. And that’s one of the things I love about Annie’s blog is it almost always sparks intense [...]

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