Parenting

My Kids Have A Lot. So What?

11.17.10

I don’t see a problem with buying my kids what they want as long as we are working together as a family to earn them. Depriving them of a favorite game or toy just for the sake of making them appreciate it more when they finally get it seems more likely to create resentment than appreciation.

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My Mom Strengths

10.8.10

When I read Know Your Strengths, from The Happiest Mom, I realized (again) how much I focus on the negative. I have the perception that the things I am good at (in parenting that is), everyone is good at, while the things I am bad at, everyone else is still good at. Not exactly reality.

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Growing As a Parent: Revisit the Past

4.3.10

Last week, I went through my old blog, PHAT Mommy, and pulled out the posts I wanted to import into this blog. I wanted to choose the most important posts that told the story of my life over my past 5 years of blogging. What I thought would be blog maintenance “busy work” turned out to be a very enlightening experience.

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Preschool and Panic Attacks

9.20.08

This week we started our new fall schedule that includes preschool, gymnastics, ballet and swimming. And my usually-social daughter has suddenly turned into a whining, clinging, crying-and-deathgripping-my-neck child. I’ve been completely blindsided by her behavior. And stressed to the point of a panic attack.

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Big Isn't Always About Size

6.13.08

What I know is that my son might not be a big, boisterous kid, but he’s big where it counts: his heart, his dedication to the team, and his focus.

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Blogolution

6.2.08

I can’t believe it’s been an entire month since I’ve posted. Let me share with you the three main reasons for my lack of internet participation.

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Confliction

3.28.08

I’m an idea person. A risk-taker. An entrepreneur. And for me, these qualities are in direct competition with being a homeschooling parent.

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Who Do Homeschooling Parents Think They Are?

2.15.08

There is an interesting discussion going on at the Asbury Park Press web site about the pros and cons of homeschooling. This is one of my favorite comments (and in case you don’t catch it, this is sarcasm): TANSTAAFL2: I don’t know who these parents think they are. You would think they might leave the [...]

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Thanks To Miley Cyrus, I Relived My Childhood

1.8.08

Miley rocked hard and you could see her passion. But I thoroughly enjoyed watching the audience and remembering my own teenage dreams and celebrity infatuations.

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Stifling Creativity: Screen Time, Supervision or School?

11.17.07

Is our kids’ creativity being crushed? By the school system? Or screen time? How about the so-called helicopter parenting?

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