Falling in Love with Your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Allowing children to express themselves freely helps develop Psychological Autonomy. I am usually delighted when I see my children becoming unique individuals. I normally like it when they show independent thinking and dress up like a cow for the day or report they want […]
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: There are some days when parenting stretches us to the limit. Sometimes there just isn’t much left to give…and that’s when the magic happens. I heard a wonderful violinist play this weekend and it brought my mind back to a story I love, written
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Consider shutting off media for while, to let kids’ creativity bloom! We are trying an experiment with our children…a month almost no TV, computer, Wii, or iPod games. I say “almost”, because we can still have a family movie night occasionally, they can still
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison There’s a wave sweeping the country and it carries a faint chirping sound. The backyard chicken trend is making chicken-raising almost as commonplace as zucchini-growing. Even major cities have passed ordinances allowing chickens, and I’m happy to say my own town of Caldwell Idaho recently passed ordinances
Falling in love with your family by Alison Through the ages, parents have had a common dilemma: what to do with a baby. We know we need to be intellectually stimulating and nurturing, but its sometimes hard to keep talking to someone who never talks back. One great way to increase bonding, have fun, and
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: State expectations instead of asking Stupid Parent Questions (By Bill Watterson) Does this scenario sound familiar? Maybe a little too familiar? Most parents could easily qualify for the SPQ Hall of Fame. What?! You’ve never heard of this elite recognition? SPQ’s are Stupid Parent
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With Valentines Day coming up, Love is in the air! We all tend to try and figure out what love is and how to express it. What gifts are you thinking about getting? How are you going to express your love? Is it a Love Coupon? Or maybe some chocolate, or candies? How about showing
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Good Parenting can be symbolized by Windows for Light, Walls for Structure, Doors for Protection, and Stairs for Progress. January is almost gone and some of us are struggling with disappointment over failed resolutions that seemed so easy on December 31. If I was
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