Author Archive
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Strengthening Marriage
The marriage relationship is very important and fundamental to the health of the family. I have yet to read a parenting book that states that parents should put the child first (I am not saying there isn’t a parenting book out there that says that, but I haven’t read it). Everything I have read has [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Parenting/Society by Valerie Plowman
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
How To Think
Chapter Five in On Becoming Toddlerwise is my favorite chapter in perhaps all of the -wise books. Why? Because it focuses on Why vs. How. Ezzo and Bucknam say that “this chapter might well be the most important for many of our readers” (page 63). They label this chapter not as a “how-to” chapter but [...]
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Childishness vs. Foolishness
On Becoming Babywise II discusses the difference between childishness and foolishness on page 86. Childishness is on accident. It happens because your child doesn’t know or understand the rules. It is not because your child is directly disobeying you. Foolishness is on purpose. Your child knows the rules and disobeys anyway. It is important to [...]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Siblings and the Funnel
Parenting inside the funnel can be trickier when you have more than one child to consider. Hopefully by the time you have two, you are familiar with the concept of the funnel, but in case not or you need a refresher course, you can see Babywise II: Freedoms or review any of your -Wise books.
So [...]
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
Boundaries Part II
Boundaries give us freedom. When we know the choices, the limits, and the consequences, we are able to make a full decision. We are aware of what will happen when we cross the line and what will happen when we stay far from the line. We are free to live our life in the way [...]
