Is it my fault he smells like cumin? Thoughts on parenthood
We live in an era of high-stakes parenting. I read a copy of Scholastic Parent & Child magazine the other night and wanted to give my...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Sep 7, 2011
- 2 min
Today I’m thinking about school – Update
After thinking about it for a while and talking with the school principal to get his take on what the core of the issue might be, I...
- Sep 2, 2011
- 2 min
Today I am thinking about school
Here’s the dilemma I am wrestling with: these are all normal parts of middle school, but are they acceptable? Is my son who is having a...
- Aug 30, 2011
- 1 min
Things I always tell my kids
Dumb people never learn from their mistakes. Smart people learn from their mistakes. Wise people learn from the mistakes other people...
- Aug 25, 2011
- 3 min
Jiu-Jitsu for the Bullied
(It always kills me that “socialization” is seen as a potential problem for homeschooled kids. Like the barbarians that run the social...
- Jul 14, 2011
- 1 min
Normal Mistakes – pass it on!
From Parenting Magazing – 7 Discipline Mistakes All Moms [And Dads!] Make: 1. We’re too negative. 2. We expect too much from our kids. ...
- Dec 8, 2010
- 1 min
Mommy Thumb?
Pass It On! Tweet Email More Print Share on Tumblr WhatsApp #health #parenting #newbaby #beingmom #oddities
- Nov 30, 2010
- 2 min
The best parenting advice I’ve heard all year!
If your teen breaks curfew and you meet her at the door ranting, what do you think she’s going to focus on—the fact that she’s late or...
- Nov 28, 2010
- 5 min
All Praise the Kids?
Interesting story in the NY Magazine this weekend about how praising kids harms and sometimes helps them. Much of the research about...
- May 12, 2008
- 1 min
See what happens when you work too much?
this would be one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard. Down in Texas, a 13 year old kid whose dad was too busy to remember his...
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