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'I'm gonna hit him': What positive discipline sounds like (and doesn't) when your kid vows to hurt a friend

My preschooler came out of her room and stomped once. I carried her back to bed. As I turned to leave, she called out:

“When we were camping, C wanted to be alone and I kept at him, and he hurt me. He hit me first. I hit him second. Next time we go camping, I'm going to hurt C.”

“Then I'm afraid we can't go camping with C,” I said gently, hoping she would see the error in her ways (but not see I was making that up). “We go camping to have fun, not to hurt people.”

Tips On How To Co-Parent After A Divorce And It's Benefits

Very rarely does a divorce end on good terms, with the two divorced spouses feeling positively towards their ex.  While co-parenting with your ex is rarely an easy task, it does play a major role in your children’s positive upbringing and well-being.  Cordially co-parenting with your ex will give your children a sense of stability and result in your children having close relationships with both parents.

Taking a Chance for Happiness

We all do it, even though the “it” is different for each of us.

Some people love to exercise, yet I will drive in circles, literally, trying to think of a reason not to show up for a yoga class until it’s so late I just couldn’t possibly go anyway. After all, I wouldn’t want to interrupt the serious exercise people!

I know that overeating desserts and other sweets isn’t good for me, yet I would still be happy to skip the entrée and go straight to the ice cream parlor, and I know I am not the only person who feels this way.

Could Your Child Benefit From Physical Therapy?

Caring for a child raises a wide array of concerns, worries and scary moments. Parents watch as a young child starts turning on a bed, crawls and eventually walks. As a parent, you see how your child plays with toys and shows interest in specific games while ignoring other games. In many cases, physical therapy is not a necessary part of raising a child because he/she grows and develops at a normal rate. Unfortunately, some situations do require the assistance of a physical therapist.

What Meeting My Birth Mother Taught Me About My Daughter and her Birth Mother

When I’m out and about with my girl, and we see Asian mothers and daughters laughing, eating or picking out soccer cleats, it gives me a pang. I don’t look like my beautiful daughter, with her shiny black hair, amber skin, and eyes shaped like marquise gemstones. But I have to remind myself we are alike in other ways.

I am Polish, Dutch, Scottish and German by birth and Swiss/German Mennonite by upbringing. I didn’t really look like my parents, but then again, I wasn’t a different race, either. Phoebe is Korean, and I am a Chex Mix of Caucasian lineages.

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