Posts Tagged by gentle discipline
When Children Bite and Strike: 5 Positive Ways To Deal and Heal
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Parenting, Positive_discipline |
Hitting, pushing, shoving and biting are common ways for preschoolers and toddlers to deal with their emotions. Strikes and bites are often happening because something inside the child, some feeling, like a hiccup, just needs to get out. It could be frustration, upset, sadness, anxiety, fear or a mixed bowl of emotions. What can we…
Challenge the Moment; Love your Child. Three Real Alternatives to Spanking
| January 14, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Parenting |
This was originally posted by me at Authentic Parenting. Last week I read an article in Healthland/Time about Parents Spanking Their Kids. Very honestly, I did not find it surprising to read about parents that admit to using corporal punishment because I am very aware that it happens, across all socio- economic levels and different…
Learning Life Skills: List of Household Tasks for Different Ages and Stages
| December 14, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Positive_discipline |
Wondering what jobs your child can do around the house? With a little bit of help, children can do just about any task around the house and as they grow they can become more and more capable of carrying out these taks independently. Having children help with just one to three tasks is a great way to get started.
Calming the Storm: Avoiding a Meltdown
| June 25, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting |
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This is a re-post from my article at Authentic Parenting which first appeared on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Relaxation & visualization techniques dressed in play. It’s the end of a long, rainy morning; we have waited in lines and in traffic. We enter the house, damp and cold, jackets hit the floor and shoes fly.…
Are we there yet?
| June 17, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting |
Successful Family Outings One thing we often do as a family are outings, some like our trip to the shopping center last weekend was a bit of a flop, ok it was more like please don’t make me ever do that again type of an outing. Others, like the outing to Mount Tamaro the very…
Rewind, Recharge, Refocus.
| June 6, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Parenting, Positive_discipline |
Rewind. Recharge, Refocus. One peaceful strategy to avoid a tantrum. Most days our house wakes up to smiles and cuddles. Other times it all goes well until the one and only beloved “stripy” T-shirt turns out not to be dry thus throwing a wrench into one pre-schoolers’ plans. A grumpy growl face then instigates the…
Joy of eating…family style
| April 13, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Nutrition, Parenting, Positive_discipline |
*This article was also featured at at Authentic Parenting* I strive to serve healthy yet yummy and appealing meals everyday. The goal being to not to create kitchen master pieces worthy of Top Chef (what an awesome show) but rather to capitalize on my children’ s adventurous nature and allow them a chance to explore…
I am a cleaning robot..beep!beep!
| January 5, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Parenting, Play |
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All I want is to create a sense of cooperation and enjoyment for a task that is not regarded as fun .
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