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How Important Are Feelings?
if you're always probing your kids to see how they feel, stop it. They need to know how to function and they can't do it if they're always l
Kaye Wilson
Mar 13, 20243 min read
Traditional School: Too Much to Ask of Boys?
In the September 13, 2023 issue of The Wall Street Journal, psychoanalyst Erica Komisar wrote an editorial entitled, School Is A Hostile...
Kaye Wilson
Mar 5, 20243 min read
What About Kids in Church?
When I was a kid, everybody went to church, and nobody ever asked whether or not kids should be there with their parents. There were no...
Kaye Wilson
Mar 2, 20243 min read
TV as a Parenting Tool?
A lot has been said about the pros and cons of TV viewing. Does the content affect kids' behavior? Is it addictive? Is it educational? Or...
Kaye Wilson
Feb 29, 20244 min read
Discover How to Use Consequences to Prove You Mean what You Say
Hey, friends! I hope all is well with you! I hope your kids are playing happily together while you're enjoying time with your husband, or...
Kaye Wilson
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Only Weeds Grow Fast
When I was in first grade, I learned that apple trees grew from the little seeds inside the apple. I decided to plant several of them in...
Kaye Wilson
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Skip the Resolutions, and Hit Re-set Instead
It's a New Year, so of course we think of resolutions. I used to make them every year, like most of the population. I'm the person who...
Kaye Wilson
Jan 4, 20242 min read
Fearless Screen Time Management
If you have kids, they're going to want screen time, whether it's TV, ipad, phone, pc, or video games. We can probably all agree that...
Kaye Wilson
Nov 16, 20232 min read
I'm Hosting Thanksgiving! How Do I Prepare With My Kids Underfoot?
This was the question I faced when we started the tradition of hosting Thanksgiving for all of my extended family.
Kaye Wilson
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Being Picked On: A Trick-Or-Treat Story
It was a Halloween party! Some of us school friends (all girls, of course, 4th or 5th grade) were going to Trick-or-Treat in our friend's...
Kaye Wilson
Oct 31, 20233 min read
Authority: Is It Good or Bad?
A lot of people think of "authority" as a bad word; it brings to mind images of drill sergeants, mean teachers, and dictators. Each of...
Kaye Wilson
Oct 24, 20233 min read
How I Fell, In Spite Of Good Intentions and Lots of Effort
When I was about 9 years old, I participated in a race on the school playground. I don't remember who I was racing, but it's a fair bet...
Kaye Wilson
Oct 20, 20233 min read
When You Don't Want to Let Go
I was always the kid who got homesick. I sold enough boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to go to summer camp for free, but I had to leave early...
Kaye Wilson
Oct 13, 20232 min read
Do This When You Feel Overwhelmed
Part of being a Mom is feeling overwhelmed--overwhelmed by noise, smells, proximity of other humans, clutter, time management, the...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 5, 20232 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...
Kaye Wilson
Feb 7, 20236 min read
How To Be A More Effective Parent
Are you passing on your values to your kids, or do you feel as though all you do is feed, clothe and chauffeur them? Are you always sort...
Kaye Wilson
Jan 10, 20233 min read
Less Conversation, More Obedience
Why is it so hard for children to just do what you tell them to do? Why is it, that when you tell a child "stop, don't do that," he so...
Kaye Wilson
Nov 29, 20224 min read
A Powerful Parenting Tool
Sometimes being a mom is just plain overwhelming. There are lots of things you feel you should do, or do better, but you just aren't sure...
Kaye Wilson
Nov 15, 20224 min read
Family Meals: How to Manage the Chaos and Have Restaurant-Ready Kids!
You know family meals are important, so you've made it a priority; you're home-cooking meals when you can, supplementing with rotisserie...
Kaye Wilson
Nov 8, 20224 min read
Are your Kids Behind, Post-Covid? Here's Help!
If you're the parent of school-age children whose schools were shut-down during the pandemic, you probably didn't need to see the...
Kaye Wilson
Nov 2, 20223 min read
Tell Them Your Stories!
Have you told your children your stories? Not just what happened the day they were born, or how you and your husband met, but the ones...
Kaye Wilson
Oct 25, 20223 min read
Building Confidence In Your Child
What is confidence? Confidence is a kind of trust. You can have confidence in something you read or hear, confidence in a friend,...
Kaye Wilson
Oct 19, 20224 min read
The First Lesson of Parenting
When parents bring their first little one home from the hospital, everything is new, and maybe a little scary! Before long, though, you...
Kaye Wilson
Oct 11, 20223 min read
Summing It Up: The Benefits of Order
I've recently published three posts concerned with staying on top of day-to-day housekeeping: one about laundry,...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 13, 20222 min read
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