Parenting Journals
Get Your Child to Listen the First Time!
Author: AndrewBy Toni Schutta
Has your child thrown a tantrum lately, thrown toys across the room or hit a sibling? Odds are that s/he has!
Help Your Child Get Organized For School!
Author: AndrewBy Susan Kruger
Disorganization is the greatest complaint made by teachers and ranks as a very close second complaint from parents (rivaling fights and arguments over homework). Every teacher can tell stories about bright and intelligent students who are failing classes because they lack the organizational skills to keep track of their assignments. School counselors and psychologists talk about the huge caseloads of students that are referred to them for suspected learning disabilities, only to discover that a large percentage of these students simply lack organizational skills. It is a growing epidemic.
Aw, Geez, Mom, Cut it Out!
Author: AndrewBy Kristen Taylor
Uh oh. I’ve become that parent. You know the one: I’m the mother who babies her growing children to the point of eye rolling and groaning; to the point where I’m embarrassing not only my kids, but myself as well.
Stop Annoying Back Talk Now!
Author: AndrewLet’s say you ask your child to do a simple task like feed the dog. The next thing you know, you hear “Why do I always have to feed the dog?”
The Witching Hour
Author: AndrewBy Jill Applebaum
The beautiful thing about the birthing process is that we control very little of it. Your water will break when it breaks. Your Anesthesiologist will get there when he gets there.
Teens and Bed-Wetting:Dealing With Diapers and Plastic Pants
Author: AndrewBy Colin Ellison
Being a teenager can be a stressful time in life. There’s the pressure of fitting in,preparing to get into college,going to prom,learning to drive. Now imagine if you also had to tell someone of the opposite sex that you have to wear diapers and plastic pants because you still wet the bed?
Parental Decisions Regarding Bed-Wetting and Diapers
Author: AndrewBy Colin Ellison
This sharepost is a response to Guest’s comments on my sharepost “Bed-Wetting: Should Older Children, Adolescents, and Teenagers Be Required to Wear Diapers?” I realize what I’ve said is very controversial and goes against the grain of most people’s thinking(both professional and non-professional) on this subject. The point of my original sharepost was to get people to see this issue in a whole new light.
Grappling with the Birthday Beast
Author: Andrewby Jennifer Kirsch
A mother starts to plan her son’s birthday party five months in advance, calling the parents of children with proximate birthdays to coordinate dates. A bewildered father wonders where to corral the many toys his daughter receives for her birthday. A friend confesses her relief at learning her son would like to go fishing with a neighbor on his birthday, foregoing a party. A comic strip pictures a family going through customs en route to a birthday celebration.(1)