Carnival of Gentle Discipline Wrap Up
What a wonderful Carnival! Thanks to all the bloggers who wrote so eloquently from their hearts and a huge thanks to all our readers and commenters. Next Steps If the posts this week resounded with you and you are or you want to strive to be a gentle parent there are several things you can do: Show the world that you are a Gentle Parent! If you have a blog or website or you post on message boards you can add the Gentle Parent Badge to your site/signature. Please keep the link back to the Carnival so anyone who sees your badge can read the wonderful bloggers from this week. Copy and Paste...
Read MoreTerrific Toddlers; Tantrums and All
Did you know that there is an online “Terrible Two’s” calculator? You have 652 days – 4 hours – 41 minutes – and 9 seconds until your child is out of the terrible twos phase. I find it so disturbing that we talk about children in this way. I’m sure most parents don’t mean it with any malice but words are more powerful than we sometimes give them credit for. If we talk about something as “terrible” and we are counting down the days until it is over how can we honestly be present in the moment? I don’t think...
Read MoreCreating a “Yes” Environment
This week we’ve talked about what what gentle discipline is, how to choose joy in parenting, and reasons not to spank. Today we are talking about creating a “yes” environment. Before I had kids I thought child-proofing your house was such a stupid idea. I mean kids die every year from drowning in the toilet1! I always thought outlet covers were just an excuse to be a lazy parent. Now, I feel quite different and I think today’s writers explain why. Parenting a Toddler with Loving Guidance Sheryl at Little Snowflakes explains the benefit of...
Read MoreChoosing Not to Spank
Today’s feature posts cover a hot topic in gentle discipline – the choice not to spank. I’ve talked before about some of the scientific research against spanking. There are a lot of logical arguments that could be made but I think these writers captured a much more subjective and emotional view of this choice. 50′s Childhood Connie, is a guest poster here at the Baby Dust Diaries who also happens to be my mother. It wasn’t until she was 56 in the office of a therapist (for cardiac rehab after my Dad’s surgery) that she learned the impact of...
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This post is written for inclusion in the Carnival of Gentle Discipline hosted by Paige @ Baby Dust Diaries. All week, April 26-30, we will be featuring essays about non-punitive discipline. See the bottom of this post for more information. This is a guest post written by Connie. If you are a reader of my blog you’ll see her post comments as Mom – that’s because…she’s my mom! I found her submission for the carnival (her first since she isn’t a blogger) to be very moving. Enjoy. When I was around 3 years old I was smacked on the cheek (slapped...
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