Discipline

Childishness or Foolishness

August 30, 2010

Childishness or foolishness? There’s a vast difference between the two; however, finding the line can be difficult. Childishness can be defined as actions or behaviour befitting a child. Rather, foolishness pertains to the lacking in judgment or discretion. In terms of applying this to parenting, punishing childish behaviour can be damaging to a child’s emotional and developmental wellbeing (1). On the other [...]

The Anxious Child: Red Brain, Green Brain

June 24, 2010

One of the advantages of parenting special needs children is the opportunity to learn parenting strategies I wouldn’t have otherwise. I’ve learnt so many wonderful parenting skills to use with all four of my children. The paraphrased conversation I had with my Developmental Specialist Pediatrician went something like this: DSP: Developmental Specialist Pediatrician FM:FunMum DSP: Intelligent parents often attack problems in [...]

10 Mistakes

June 6, 2010

I was interested to read the recent post from Good Goog. Good Goog’s author, Zoey, quotes from an article on Lifescript titled, 10 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make. Here is the list I like to call the Guilt Trip List: Sharing a bed with baby. Putting your child to bed with milk or juice. Buying second-hand toys or baby [...]

Parenting: Shading

February 17, 2010

I don’t have a physiology degree nor am I an expert in childhood education; however, I was blessed with a beautiful example of child raising by my parents and have been around children all my life. This has led me to develop my own style of parenting (as we all do), encompassing my past experiences, what I’ve read and my foundation in faith. Positive parenting [...]

Be Proactive NOT Reactive

February 16, 2010

Tricky, tricky. It takes a lot of mental power to be proactive rather than reactive. Proactive: Controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens. Reactive: Tending to react to a stimulus. Being proactive rather than reactive means to control a situation rather than letting it control [...]