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Jeff and Trey going head to head on a topic they actually disagree with.
Come hear the blows fly.
An article on consequences and this mom’s creative way she handles them.
How knowing what you and your family believes on consequences is VITAL!
SHOW NOTES
Self Improvement by HAURY! at Flickr
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The single most important thing you can do as a parent: self improvement.
How we’re not just talking about eating better or going to bed earlier, but teaching yourself new things and associating with people you want to be like.
My list of self-improvements.
There will not be a show today. I’m taking a mental health day from my day job and FPN to work on getting our Fall garden planted. The kiddos are helping and we’re going to be looking at beets, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, radishes, and lots of lettuce and spinach.
We will be back on Wednesday, but in the mean time, feel free to check out our Topics Page under Where to Start > Search for a Topic.
Join us as we discuss:
Jeff and Trey going head to head on a topic they actually disagree with. Come hear the blows fly.
And article on consequences and this mom’s creative way she handles them.
How knowing what you and your family believes on consequences is VITAL!
SHOW NOTES
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Single mom posts a harsh set of rules on a rules chart for her High Schooler and College Student kiddos.
20 signs you might be a “crunchy” family.
A video made by JC Pennys that was deemed as supporting bullying.
Yelling at kids might be as harmful as physical discipline.
SHOW NOTES
Forced Sharing. Give Me That!
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An article on forced sharing, and how it’s not producing sharers, but turds.
The different arguments used by folks to justify denying kids property rights and forcing them to share.
How to teach sharing, where it sticks.
SHOW NOTES
Mona Lisa Duck Face
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The nitty gritty on modesty, what it really means, and how we’ve lost the art of teaching modesty, over enforcing it.
How we can differ in what we believe about modesty, even drastically, but how we cannot differ in how we get our kids to adopt those beliefs.
A couple of great articles and a knock-out video on “Pretty.”
SHOW NOTES
FYI (if you’re a teenage girl) – a poignant letter from one mom to all the girls on her son’s Facebook profiles.
9 Rules My Daughters Taught Me About Modesty
Pretty (Slam Poetry) by Katie Makkai
Mom Jumping by KatB Photography at Flickr
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The viral internet meme of parents jumping for joy in their pictures with kiddo’s going back to school.
An admission that I’ve had the same feelings, but how the reaction parents are giving seem more hurtful than helpful.
How can we prevent this series of events leading up to our desire to kick the kiddos out on the curb.
SHOW NOTES
Way We See Our Kids
Episode 208 Can’t See Good, Cause You’re Stuck Seeing the Bad
Sibling Fighting:
Episode 127 What To Do with Mean Siblings
Episode 190 Let Em’ Box it Out: How to Teach Siblings to Fight Fairly
Episode 242 What if Siblings Really Could Get Along
Quick Divorce by fortinbras at Flickr
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A great article I found over at SydneySteiner.com on not caring about teaching kids shapes, colors, and other school related stuff.
How we’ve focuses so much on filling our kiddos with knowledge and later with relationship skills.
How this flip-floping of topics, may just be the wrong thing to do to kids.
SHOW NOTES
Why I Do NOT Care About Teaching My Toddler about Letters, Shapes, and Colors – article mentioned in show.
