Our remote control had been missing for over a week. Yup. It’s not an easy thing to live without I must admit and it was gone.
Tag Archives: kids
They Don’t Need My Approval!
What should a parent think when their kids don’t need or want their approval anymore?
The Irony of a Safety Net
Do you remember as a kid when you watched the acrobats who would swing high in the air? How did they get so good!?
Redefining Failure
When failure is the only logical conclusion for every mistake, then it’s time to raise the burden of proof!
Parenting with ‘Legitimate’ Triggers
My children were triggering me to no end. How can it be an over-reaction when, very logically and rationally of course, I was right!?
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
Prolific education and parenting author Alfie Kohn argues that there is a better way to parent than using rewards and punishments.
Do I WANT to Know?!
I asked if I could borrow his computer. I looked at him sideways and asked if I would find anything odd on his computer, like porn.
Parenting with Humour
Award-winning Adrienne Hedger shares how cartooning changed the way she parented. Join our chat about how humour is essential to parenting!
Screen Time in COVID Days
In 2020, my boys have probably clocked more time in front of the screen than they have accumulated in the previous decade. Part of me wants to berate myself for letting it get out of hand. You know, for being a bad mom.
Doing “More with Less” Does Not Work!
I would like to flip the Do More with Less mentality to more a Reflect and Rest approach, which ironically allows us to do more with less in the longer run.
