Why Time-Outs Don’t Work
Time-outs are a go-to disciplinary option for many parents. Learn why they’re ineffective and how you can parent with empathy instead of fear. Continue reading
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Natural Parenting Tips from Natural Moms, Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 in my series on Parenting Tips from Natural Moms— honest, firsthand experience to complement the researched knowledge on all things parenting. Part 1 covered issues around pregnancy, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, babywearing and cloth diapering. Below you’ll find parenting tips and advice from natural moms I’ve connected with in the areas of childrearing, discipline, education and more. Enjoy! Raising Children Naturally A Common Sense Guide to Vaccines (with printable) from Nourishing Joy Teething with Amber Necklaces from Simply Healthy Home A Remedy for Bedtime Fears in Toddlers from Real Food RN Supporting Your Child’s Imagination from Hybrid Rasta Mama 5 Ways to Encourage Your Children from Nourishing Joy How to Teach Our Kids About Our Faith from Nourishing Joy Helping Children Handle Death from Eco-Mothering Should You Give Your Daughter a Barbie? from Authentic Parenting How to Avoid Parenting Conflicts at Family Gatherings from Authentic Parenting Technology and Childhood from Hybrid … Continue reading
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Steps Toward Parenting with Positive Reinforcement
This is a guest post by Madoline Hatter. During the formative years of your children’s lives, you have much influence in how they view the world. In order to embrace certain attitudes or prevent others, much can be done on your behalf to help your kids develop a positive outlook on life. Using positive reinforcement over negative discipline can shift the way your child looks at any given task. Negativity Breeds Negativity When you focus on negative outcomes regarding misbehavior, the child’s focus is on that negative aspect of life. Too many negative thoughts can be detrimental to a child’s development as he or she learns to always look at the bad side. Instead of respecting you as parents, your children could fear you due to the disciplinary actions that could ensue for any given rule that is broken. Focus on the Positive Positive reinforcement doesn’t have to mean that … Continue reading
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Don’t Apologize… and 5 More Tools for Positive Discipline
At six-and-a-half, my daughter appears to be growing into a mature, caring person. She expresses her feelings and shows compassion for others. (I‘ve even witnessed her self-regulate TV time!) Something’s apparently working, and when I consider how we raise our daughter, I suspect these six tools have been effective in her emotional development. 1. Listen With Respect Everybody wants to be heard. This is even truer for kids whose emotions and ideas spill out at warp speed. Constantly undermining that with “Be quiet” or “Not now” dismisses the equal importance of what they have to say. This requires really listening to what happened in school today or the detailed account of last night’s dream. Asking specific questions (“So how big was this tutu-wearing purple monster?”) demonstrates caring. It’s a heady feeling when we have someone’s full attention. Kids feel it and blossom from it. Click here to read the rest of my article over at Shalom Mama. I talk about five … Continue reading
