Why We Stopped Spanking our Children
“This hurts me more than it hurts you.” I never once believed this to be true when I would use a spanking …
Mommy, why are you crying- empathy and kidnapped girls
On April 15, 2014, 234 female students were kidnapped by terrorists from a school in Nigeria. Most of them have not escaped, none …
Jeremy’s Thought du Jour – A Riddle
People at different ages just see the world differently. When it comes to peeing, our little Smunchie really didn’t understand why it …
Hurting people hurt people- Banned Australian TV Ad
This ad was banned in Australia challenging adults that children see and do what adults do. I think it’s too bad it …
Children are people too
Sitting on an airplane waiting to take off this morning and there was a cute little baby in the row right in …
Modeling Screwing Up
Yesterday I had a moment that I wasn’t proud of in my parenting. When I sat down the girls and apologized …
Parenting – Beyond My Expectations
For me, being a parent has been both the most natural thing in the world, and the most bewildering. One moment, everything …
Two Wolf Sisters
A couple weeks ago our 12 year old Storyteller and 10 year old Lollie were struggling to get along. The tension …