Archive for May, 2008
Monday, May 26th, 2008
Tough days
Normally I enjoy writing on this blog to share my small parenting successes while practicing the amazing tools taught to us in Growing Kids God’s Way. I also sincerely hope my writing is encouraging to other parents too. However I thought I’d share from a difficult day, for the same purpose, to encourage you.
It’s Monday [...]
Comments Off - Posted in General Development, Spiritual Life, Toddlers by Connie Wood
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Wake Time Activities Through Age 5
Question:
“Our 7 month old has been doing so well with his routine and as On Becoming Babywise II says, he is ready to drop to 2 naps a day. Which is great, but now he has more wake time and what can I do to fill up all that time! It seems we are [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, Infants, Preschool, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Mom, Not Baby, Decides
I had a request on my blog to elaborate on the idea of “Mom, not baby, decides.” I wrote this post and it has been very well received. This is another principle of Babywise that will greatly help you if you can understand it.
In an email Anne Marie Ezzo sent to me a few months [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Infants, Toddlers by Valerie Plowman
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Our Journey Toward a Peaceful Home
We all had those dreams about what kind of parents we were going to be when we had children. I say, “had those dreams,” past tense, because those dreams usually begin to fade as the reality of parenthood takes over. We were going to be calm, loving, compassionate, full of wisdom, never utter [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Parenting/Society, Spiritual Life by Evangeline Reed
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
6 Common Roots of Parenting Problems
You’ve picked up Preschoolwise for your 3-year-old’s tantrums, Childwise for the back-talk from your 9-year-old, and Preteenwise for your 12-year-old’s moodiness. Have you noticed that there seems to be a common thread with many of these issues? While the books may help by providing some age specific solutions, the list below may prove [...]
