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Playpen during holidays...
In the 1980's, we always took a playpen with us when we traveled to grandparent homes that were not baby-proof, and our babies slept safely in the playpen. However, the best use of the playpen came at Christimas time. In our otherwise baby-proof home, we put the Christmas tree in the playpen! Ornaments were safe from the baby. The baby was safe ...
Posted to Family by Xenaxena on August 17, 2009
Community Readings
The educational achievement disparity between whites and Asians and African-Americans and Hispanics is growing across social class lines. There is much evidence to suggest that a major reason for this disparity is that the parents of working class and lower income kids are divorced from the educational experience. I organize parents and kids, ...
Posted to Family by cadabra on January 3, 2009
Losing things including maybe my mind!
It's not just the kids who lose things...I do, too, when I am over loaded. And what with picking up after my nearly 14 year old daughter,who would give Pig Pen a run for his money, as well as myself..I am about to lose my mind! Don't fret over snapping at the kids for dribbling their stuff behind them. They deserve to be snapped at to get them ...
Posted to Family by Cornue on October 1, 2008
There is a right way to spank!!
I have nothing but contempt for parents who punish or abuse there children out of anger or rage. However, most children can greatly benefit from discipline with the proper use of a good spank using the following guidelines. Sit them down next to you affirming they know what they did was wrong and why. Then tell them that you love them but what ...
Posted to Family by wbaydo on September 26, 2008
We’ve done nothing and we’re all out of ideas
I had a neighbor that has a master’s degree in Child Development and she would preach at us with the same misguided and deluded point of view expressed in the article ''why you shouldn't hit your kids''. However, what she failed to realize is that she had the WORST kid in the neighborhood. The child, at 5 years old, would curse at her mother and ...
Posted to Family by hatchedg on September 26, 2008
Spare the Rod
This article is ridiculous. I was spanked as a child and also spanked my children of whom are all grown now. I have never been violent with anyone or anything and my three kids are the same. None of them would hurt a fly and have all grown into very well rounded strong successful and loving adults with no mental problems. As a matter of fact, ...
Posted to Family by CINDY3575 on September 26, 2008
Parental Release, Anger Control, and Family Worship
I have no children but I've done some study on the subject of corporal punishment. Most parents, even the abusive ones, dedicate their lives to their family, either voluntarily or involuntarily (via social demand). This new law is directly in line with the war on drugs, tobacco, alcohol, abortion and now parental discipline. I'm sure glad I'm ...
Posted to Family by Vince Burke on September 26, 2008
But what do we do instead?
This is the problem .. if you were raised by parents who spanked you, in the heat of the moment (and believe me, raising kids is ALL ABOUT living in the heat of the moment) what do you do INSTEAD? We learn our parenting strategies from our parents very early .. like before-we-can-even-speak early, and we are required to deal with our own ...
Posted to Family by ariel4thou on September 24, 2008