In the previous articles I shared some thoughts about what constitutes back talk and how we as parents have a decisive influence on how our children learn respect for themselves and for the world around them. Children imitate behaviors from peers and from family members and sometimes enjoy using that as a tool to get…
Category Archives: meltdowns
Do you have what it takes to turn off that TV???
8 year-old: But moooom.. I proooomised you that I will give away 3 stuff animals if you just get me this really cute one! Me: Sweetheart, you already have at least 10 different puppies and you don’t even play with them! 8 year-old: But this one is soooo much cuter than the other ones! Pleeeease!…
I will never do it the way my parents did!
Child: You are the worst mom in the whole entire world!Mom: If I had ever talked to my parents that way I would have no teeth left! Have you ever found yourself uttering these words? We are raising our children in a very different world than we were raised. I remember what it felt like…
