Parenting methods: here's a collection of all of our articles filed under parenting methods |
| Category: Parenting | In Training
Tricks are for kids!
By Danielle Mutarelli
On some level I’m sure the following would be recognized as bad parenting, but we just can’t seem to help ourselves. You see, we like to teach our two and a half year old son Leo "tricks" solely for our amusement.
The most recent...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Poor Reception
Could I finally wean my family off TV?
By Liz Jones
I have never liked television, though you’d never know that if you saw me in a room with one. I immediately goggle any lit screen, and am released from its spell only when someone shuts it off. I just can’t detach from the visual stimulus,...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Just Say No
The power of two letters.
By Kim Montes
The request was simple. My 9-year-old daughter wanted the latest toy and asked if I would buy it. After a few minutes of consideration, I launched into the answer. “Sweetheart, it’s really not a good idea. You’ll see – everyone...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Baby No Sleeping
The Giving-Up Guide for Parents Who Can't Get Their Kids to Sleep
By Nell McCarthy
Below is a list of some of the things well-intentioned people told me to do to help my son sleep, number thirteen being my favorite:
“You have to get your son to nap, because if he goes to bed overtired, he’ll be too tired to sleep.”...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Detachment Parenting
AP? It's just not my thing.
By Kelly Reising
As a parent are you attached to your kids? Well, that seems to be kind of a silly question. Most, if not all, good parents are attached to their kids. It’s natural. You love them, you form a bond with them the minute you first look into their eyes...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Our Son, the Man
"Daddy" is noticibly missing from his vocabulary...
By Prescott Carlson
Here is my quandry. My 3-year-old son has taken to calling me by my first name. I suspect he was up late one night and caught a viewing of To Kill a Mockingbird on AMC. But trust me, he's no Scout. He doesn't even own a pair of overalls, much less a giant...read more |
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