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- Jan 22, 2014
- 3 min
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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- Jan 17, 2014
- 6 min
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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- Jan 7, 2014
- 2 min
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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- Dec 10, 2013
- 6 min
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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- Nov 26, 2013
- 6 min
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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- Nov 18, 2013
- 5 min
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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- Nov 15, 2013
- 5 min
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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- Nov 5, 2013
- 5 min
On Housekeeping
Housecleaning is a subject that has been the subject of lots of arguing between husbands and wives for many years. Women have typically...
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- Oct 7, 2013
- 4 min
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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- Oct 4, 2013
- 5 min
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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- Sep 27, 2013
- 6 min
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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- Sep 25, 2013
- 5 min
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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- Sep 18, 2013
- 5 min
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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- Sep 3, 2013
- 7 min
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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- Aug 22, 2013
- 5 min
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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- Aug 16, 2013
- 4 min
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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- Aug 8, 2013
- 3 min
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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- Mar 6, 2013
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I Have To Be The Adult
I’ve recently struggled to keep my class of fifth graders from saying whatever pops into their heads at any moment during the day. I’ve...
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- Mar 2, 2013
- 3 min
There is Candy in Tomatoes
“There is candy in tomatoes.” This is something my father told me on a regular basis when I was very young. I didn’t like tomatoes, but...
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- Mar 2, 2013
- 3 min
A Math Lesson
My mind is quite often a jumble of competing and contradictory thoughts and impulses. These thoughts and emotions are not considerate in...
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