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Crippling Your Kids with Kindness

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If you have subjected your brain cells to a few seconds of MTV’s “Teen Mom” series you may have caught characters like the troubled, ungrateful Farrah Abraham who was forced to transition from high school cheerleader to single mom of Sophia, after the father of her child unexpectedly passed away during her pregnancy.  Farrah’s parents, Michael and Deborah rushed to her aid, but for most of the three seasons we’ve witnessed Farrah acting demanding and disrespectful…. More

How to Handle Awkward Playground Situations

You know what I’m talking about. Awkward playground situations that send you screaming from the sandbox gripping your child like a football while running back to the comfort of your goldfish scented car. Biting, pushing, peeing, or worse. It’s all there. The playground is where manners go to die for some people. Up is down. Down is up. Boogers are food. Playgrounds are no joke…. More

Do You Accept Your Kids As They Are Or Do You Try To Change Them?

My daughter is incredibly shy, like I was at that age. I’m still very quiet in most social situations and learning how to “stand out” has been an ongoing lesson for me.
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