A lot of parenting advice boils down to being even tempered. The truth is, some of us have called our toddlers fucking assholes when they’re acting like fucking assholes.
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Cleaning Up is Hard to Do. Especially When You’re a Kid
We have colorful plastic bins in which a lot of the kids’ smaller toys are stored. Blocks, dolls, fake food and plates, empty cigarette boxes, three-penny nails, mercury. You know.
The Wrong Kind of Just Saying ‘No’
I made my 5-year-old daughter cry. I told Penny I wasn’t going to ask her to do anything anymore; I […]
Frustrated Mom in the Papa Gino’s: I Feel For You
Recognize what a gift you have here, Frustrated Mom. A whole afternoon that is suddenly free, and two wonderful loving kids to enjoy it with.
Standoff with a Defiant Child Always Hard on Kid, Parents
We all have those days when our usually polite little children get defiant. All of a sudden you find yourself […]
Shame, Humiliation a Harmful Parenting Strategy, Trend
Using shame, humiliation, anger and judgment as a disciplinary tool is setting up your child for a lifetime of social issues.