Child behavior: here's a collection of all of our articles filed under child behavior |
| Category: Parenting | Don't Think You're So Important
Get off your parenting high horse.
By Lauri Kubuitsile
Friend got the letter all parents dread. The teacher would like to see her to “discuss her daughter’s behavior”. Teachers don’t write that letter unless they believe your child is one infraction away from the “Big House”...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Old Yeller
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW??
By Juliet Johnson
In my twenties, there were days – maybe weeks -- that went by where I never spoke much or even raised my voice. I had the comforting presence of a twelve-year-old girl walking quietly to church to sing in the choir.
Now I am this:
DON'T TAKE YOUR...read more |
| Category: Parenting | The Master Mind
On the brink of insanity.
By Andrea Atkinson
Having a toddler is like perpetually trying to put out a fire while running a timed marathon. Not that I’ve ever actually run a marathon, or put out a fire for that matter, but really, do they ever stop tearing through toys, rooms, refrigerators,...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Queen of Nags
Mommy needed her serfs to self-govern.
By Kelly Curtis
I have a genetic predisposition to nag. This, coupled with control freak tendencies, is a recipe for catastrophe.
My resolve in resisting this impulse was successful until our family moved, and remodeled our new home while we inhabited the construction...read more |
| Category: Humor | Memo to Mama
Please review the following talking points.
By Sonia Elabd
M e m o r a n d u m
TO: Mama
RE: Me
Let me get straight to my point, Mama. Until a couple of months ago, things have gone pretty smoothly in my life. I’m not going to lie; things could be better. Lately, you’ve been showing your mean face...read more |
| Category: Parenting | When It's Someone Else's Child
It takes a village?
By Bryan Johnston
An age old parenting question: Should you reprimand, scold, tattle on or instruct another person’s child? After speaking with several parents and child rearing experts I can say without hesitation that the answer to this question is absolutely,...read more |
| Category: Parenting | I'm the Mom (Like It or Not)
You had to get up and pee, didn't you?
By Jamie Odeneal
In my life as a mother, some days begin beautifully. On the mornings when my daughter Quinn doesn’t stir until the blessed hour of 8:00 a.m., I rise from bed fully refreshed after a decadent nine hours of uninterrupted sleep. When I’m good...read more |
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