Recent Posts Tagged With 'parenting advice'

• Santa threats

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 07:39 in parenting, christmas, parenting advice

  I love the Christmas season for many reasons.The decorations.The smell of the fresh tree.Giving gifts.Receiving gifts.The meaning.And being able to use Santa threats.I know. Shame on me for not being a parent who can control her rambunctious children...

• Disciplinarian I am Not.

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 07:19 in parenting, discipline, assignment, parenting advice

  If I haven't mentioned it thousands of times already, parenting is hard. It is friggin hard. If I knew how hard it was going to be, I probably would have just become the crazy dog lady or something. But I wanted little babies to love and cuddle a...

• Another thing I said I would never do

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 06:31 in parenting, princess, parenting advice

  Co-sleepingGiving my baby a sootherGiving them candyLetting one child use Pull-ups until the age of 4Using the television as a babysitterTelling my children to "Leave me alone"I said I would NEVER, EVER do those things as a parent. Uh uh. No way.But ...

• This baby-making Momma is done.

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 06:45 in pregnancy, parenting advice

  Two and a half years ago I had baby fever. I wanted another baby. I didn't feel finished. I wanted to enjoy a pregnancy. I wanted to relax and look forward to another little one to love and care for.Two years ago I was pregnant. I had acne. I was fat...

• Playground Dos and Donts

  Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 06:09 in parenting, assignment, parenting advice, playgroup

  I like to do what I can to help parents out in the game of, well...parenting. I have learned that carrying and birthing the children is the easy part and it is all the stuff that comes after that is extremely difficult.I have also learned from experi...

• Helicopter Parents

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 06:28 in parenting, parenting advice, aloha friday

  Helicopter parentFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHelicopter parent is a colloquial, early 21st-century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to his or her child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational...

• "You have your hands full"

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 11:31 in parenting, parenting advice, things that piss me off

  Being a mother of three young children, I am well aware that my hands are full. I realize that my life is somewhat...umm...chaotic. I am not stupid, thank you very much.I made these three hellions with help of course. I carried them for months on end...

• Adventures at the Mall

  Posted on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 07:54 in parenting, parenting advice

  Have you ever gone to the Mall with three young children on a PA Day? I do not recommend it unless you have taken alot of happy pills, have the patience of a Saint or enjoy Hell.I, myself lost my mind years ago and thought it would be a fun way to sp...

• My Shadow

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 06:32 in parenting advice, rowdy, wordful wednesday

  I have a shadow.His name is Rowdy.When Daddy isnt around he follows me everywhere I go.It drives me nuts.I love my kids to pieces but all I ask is to be able to go to the bathroom without an audience.And to shower in private.And get dressed without ...

• Time Outs

  Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 06:30 in parenting, Boys, Behaviour, assignment, parenting advice

  Photo courtesy of Yahoo Images.In my BP (Before Parenting) days I was a bit of an expert in behaviour. I took Psychology courses, Developmental courses, Behaviour Modification courses, worked closely with Psychologists and Behaviour Therapists. I ev...

• Burning Schoolhouse

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 06:34 in parenting advice, thousand words thursday

  I enjoy fireworks. They are fun. They are pretty. And a little bit dangerous. Being a rebel is somewhat enjoyable at times. I used to drink and stay out late. Now fireworks get me excited. Lame. I know.And then I saw this. A burning schoolhouse.Lets ...

• Help Wanted

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 05:54 in parenting, assignment, parenting advice, help me

  Tantrum Diffuser/Behaviour Therapist/Tantrum Putter-OuterRequired to work 7 days a week24 hours a dayMust be willing to be on call at all times and must be able to come to tantrum-ing child wherever he/she may beSkills required-patience, good communi...

• Do What Works

  Posted on Tuesday June 16th, 2009 at 08:44 in parenting advice

  This has become my motto as a mom of three. I had good intentions before birthing my children and actually learning how darn difficult it really is.My children have proven that calm discussions do not always work.They have shown me that I cannot use ...

• Boys

  Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 06:00 in Boys, parenting advice

  I am a mother to two boys.Two rambunctious, testosterone-filled boys.Two boys who are two years apart. My boys are not quiet. My boys do not have a delicate bone in their body. My boys are, well...true boys.100% boys.I have noticed something. I have ...

• Never Say Never

  Posted on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 11:05 in parenting, parenting advice, stupid stuff i do

  As I get older and wiser I am learning alot about myself and the world around me. I thought I knew it all when I was a teenager and there was nothing more to learn because I had life figured out. I knew why people behaved the way they did. I knew why...