If you have a challenging child, the kind who questions just about everything you ask them to do, finds it difficult to transition from one thing to the next when necessary, has a strong will and stays up nights trying to figure out how to drive you to the brink, consider this. Arguing with a child like this only encourages them because they can’t help themselves
All parents can hope for is to have the opportunity to watch their children grow away from them, to sprout strong legs of independence that will lead them on their own journey.
They must face hardships, they must fight their own battles, they must conquer their own demons.
Just not yet.
When you take away the overpriced flowers and chalky candy hearts, Valentine’s Day is something worth celebrating. Love, in all its forms, is precious. So on this holiday that honors the most beautiful of human emotions, I’d like to talk families, mine and maybe yours.
At my daughter’s kindergarten open house in June, she received a Flat Stanley and a colourful folder with a detailed description of “Our Summer Flat Stanley Book Project.” During the open house, my daughter coloured and cut out a picture of a little boy to glue onto a tongue depressor. I never interfere with her…
The exuberant faces beaming from glossy family magazines is proof positive that, in our society, a happy child is synonymous with good parenting. If your little one smiles easily, laughs with enthusiasm, and toddles through life relaxed and content, you must be doing something right. Bravo! After your happy kid is in bed, pour yourself…