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True. i kind of feel like the word "brat" should b...

2009-09-11T18:40:16.592-07:00

True. i kind of feel like the word "brat" should be banned in a way.
It's kind of harsh...

oh and yes grandmother's are the wisest :)

2009-07-14T20:33:47.829-07:00

oh and yes grandmother's are the wisest :)

Hi Jen - Thanks so much for your comment! I am gla...

2009-07-14T20:14:45.064-07:00

Hi Jen - Thanks so much for your comment! I am glad you are enjoying the site. To answer your question "what I would have done sans the extra blue balloons?" It's hard to say now, because this kind of parenting model requires so much creativity in the moment and watching my daughter for her silent cues and windows of receptivity - but I always follow the same steps in my conflict

I just stumbled upon your site this afternoon and ...

2009-07-14T16:02:40.707-07:00

I just stumbled upon your site this afternoon and am thoroughly enjoying the reading.

This story sounds all too common in my home. I am curious. What might you have done if you didn't happen to have any spare blue balloons around?

I had a similar situation a while ago where my daughter had a new neighbor friend over to play. She didn't want to play or share her toys

That's disregulation, not diregulation Isn't ther...

2009-06-18T20:25:05.351-07:00

That's disregulation, not diregulation Isn't there an edit button?

NJohn - Thanks so much for your comments! You're r...

2009-06-18T20:19:45.069-07:00

NJohn - Thanks so much for your comments! You're right, it's hard to look past the traditional view and shift our thinking. Especially, when it surrounds us everywhere else in our world.

The main problem with the dominant/traditional view of parenting is that it disconnect us from our kids when they need us most. We are social beings and we learn through our RELATIONSHIPS

Thanks for your post. This kind of information is ...

2009-06-18T19:48:09.944-07:00

Thanks for your post. This kind of information is great for a new parent like me who is trying to reconcile these (mainly) two powerful views.

It's hard to beat the sensory evidence (however edited it may be) of supernanny though. I wish there were a show with maybe emotionally intelligent supernanny?? :)

It's crazy isn't it, Tamara? I was at an art class...

2009-05-30T10:05:48.111-07:00

It's crazy isn't it, Tamara? I was at an art class recently and one young boy (maybe 12) kept asking the teacher "How is this?" and she had the audacity to actually critique his work and tell him what he "should do" next.

Thanks for the note and the book recommendtion.

How wonderful and inspiring! I have a niece who wa...

2009-05-29T09:49:32.690-07:00

How wonderful and inspiring! I have a niece who was doing some artwork with me years ago. I was shocked at her inability --paralysis-- to put pencil to paper because she was afraid of "doing it wrong".

I've been reading a book titled SMART GIRLS by Barbara Kerr, Ph.D. She discusses how gifted girls and women are consistently undermined by the education system. Sir Ken Robinson's talk