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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Mar 14, 20144 min read
Sorry Sheryl, But If The Shoe Fits . . .
“Bossy women make great leaders.” So writes Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and the “Lean-In” gal. Sandberg, along with Anna-Maria...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Feb 27, 20143 min read
Talk To Me!
Twice in the past week, I’ve read little blurbs in the news about the value of talking to your baby extensively, and in the same way you...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Feb 21, 20147 min read
I’m Angry–(or at least frustrated)–And You Should Be, Too!
A group of middle-class, young to middle-aged women were gathered to read and discuss the Bible. The meeting was during the day, so all...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Feb 7, 20146 min read
Katie’s Advice: Seek Counsel, Ask For Help
Once there was a very organized little girl who grew up in small town Oklahoma. She loved structure, even as a child, and even gave...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Jan 22, 20143 min read
If It Isn’t “Positive Discipline,” is it “Negative”?
There is no shortage of parenting methods out there these days. Beginning in the 1960’s and ’70’s, the practice of child psychology...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Jan 17, 20146 min read
Share The Journey–Meet An American Mom In Russia!
Parenting is a tough job; it’s a long journey with a lot of ups and downs, and most of us need a lot of encouragement along the way....
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Jan 7, 20142 min read
To All Mothers: Thank You!
Happy New Year, everybody! As I write this, I’m sitting in the living room of my oldest daughter and her husband, in the D.C. area. My...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Dec 10, 20136 min read
The Solution To America’s Education Woes: “Curriculum” at the Core of Every Family
An article in the Monday Dec. 5 Wall Street Journal, “Students Slip in Global Tests” relates yet another posting of poor showing by US...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Nov 26, 20136 min read
The Teachings Of Kindness
The book of Proverbs, in the Bible, is filled with some of the most practical wisdom you can find anywhere on the subject of...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Nov 18, 20135 min read
What Are We Doing?
Who hasn’t heard the axiom that you hit what you aim for? If you don’t have a goal, you’ll be essentially aimless–not a good thing if...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Nov 15, 20135 min read
Turning The Tables On Your Toddler
If you have a child around the age of two or three, you need to brace yourself for a major change. If it hasn’t happened already, your...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Oct 7, 20134 min read
The Common Sense Mom, Part II: Beat Your Kids Up Every Day
If you read this column very often, you’ll recognize a common message regarding the unnecessarily complicated state of modern parenting. ...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Oct 4, 20135 min read
The Common Sense Mom: Part I–Stop Reading! (Or, “The Desert Island Approach”)
Moms are a harried and stressed-out group. They’re expected to meet a growing list of expectations from experts of all stripes, stay fit...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Sep 27, 20136 min read
Four Tools For Grown-Up Parenting
In a recent post, I spoke about the necessity of understanding the nature and needs of children in order to be an effective parent. I...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Sep 25, 20135 min read
The Nature and Needs of Children
With the seemingly endless number of books, blogs and advice columns about the raising of children, why do we see so many disruptive kids...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Sep 18, 20135 min read
My Homeschooling Odyssey, Part III: What I Learned
In my last post I shared the struggles I experienced during the years that I homeschooled my five children. Before moving into Part III,...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Sep 3, 20137 min read
Gifts From my Parents
It’s easy for adults to look back and find fault with their parents; it’s been in vogue ever since Freud, I suppose. In some ways it’s...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Aug 22, 20135 min read
Good Parenting: Grown-up Realism and Vision, not Techniques
As a young mother I was filled with a sense of determination–I was determined that 1) my kids would be well-behaved, 2) they would not...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Aug 16, 20134 min read
The View From the Empty Nest
This morning I helped my youngest child move into her dorm room for her Freshman year of college. It was fun and exciting (not including...
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Kaye Wilson Parenting
Aug 8, 20133 min read
The Most Important "Learning Style"
Throughout my teaching career– homeschooling, classroom teaching, and being an administrator– I’ve often been faced with questions about...
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