Parenting is a monumental challenge. The amount of energy that we pour into our children is incredible. Today, children thank their mother–in a sweet but inadequate way. Watch the video and chuckle: sitellite/util/snippets (code=b72f160b2df689924ff977cc03ed626b) There is no way a child can “pay back” a parent for all that has been done…though the task of watching them …
The Five R’s of Parenting
by Julie Freedman Smith and Gail Bell of Parent Power In an effort to protect children from the world at large, paretns can fall into a pattern of puffing children up with false praise and gradiosity to build self esteem. These techniques have been proven to backfire, resulting in children who feel tremendous pressure to …
Cup wisdom
Seen on a Starbuck’s cup (The Way I See it #198) You can shower a child with presents or money, but what do they really mean, compared to the most valuable git of all-your time? Vacations and special events are nice, but so often the best moments are the spontaneous ones. Being there. Every moment …
More on Double Binds
Ever notice that your style of thinking changes in the shower? I dunno, maybe more meandering kinds of thoughts that allow for ideas to be generated that wouldn’t happen else where? Happened to me yesterday. I was thinking about yesterday’s post on double binds when I suddenly was drawn back to spring days where puddles …