Banksy in Boston by Chris Devers
Join us as we discuss:
The differences between Permissive and Authoritarian parenting.
A middle-ground “sweet spot” in parenting that helps kids learn the best.
How to set limits with kids without being a jerk.
SHOW NOTES
How to Set Effective Limits with Your Child – great article by Dr. Laura Markham.
Eduactional iPads by Brad Flickinger at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
A listener email on what Educational Apps does the Homestead de Gibson use on their iPads.
I will walk you through our favorite apps, why we use them, and even some audio so you can hear how they work as we go.
Why we use electronics in our home education.
Stop and Play
Join us as we discuss:
A quick update on the new homestead plus updates on foster to adopt classes.
A lesson I learned during the move, that I had to put into practice today. Stopping and playing with my kiddos when there is TONS to do.
The song that almost brought me to tears in my recognition that I was becoming “just like him.”
SHOW NOTES
Cats in the Cradle – click on title to listen to song.
Wise Uncle Ben
Join us as we discuss:
How the brave Spiderman and his compass guiding uncle can teach us a significant amount about parenting.
How to teach morals to our kids in a way that they stick…when we are not watching them.
One of the best articles Jeff has found us to date.
SHOW NOTES
Raising a Moral Child – AMAZING article on how to teach morals to kids so that they stick. Reeeeallllly good and worth the read.
Gibson Household Lawnerized
Update:
Wanted to give you guys another update on the Casa de Gibson. We have officially moved all of our stuff over to the new house.
We had a significant amount of help from a group of my family-by-choice friends and blood family. Without them, we would still be moving stuff from the old house.
We did not officially complete the move process until Monday, which was 2 days longer than anticipated and has been…arduous. But boots are off the ground from Casa 1.0 as of Monday and we were able to spend yesterday working on getting the house, Casa 2.0, set up.
Unfortunately, FPN’s recording studio is still in a box. I’ve got some of my equipment set up, but I’m missing the Golden Microphone that makes this happen. It is my primary goal today is to find that mic so Jeff and I can knock out The Real Family Guys Podcast. Over coffee this morning, my wonderful wife promised me the evening to get the studio set up and running. Internet has not been turned on yet and we’re waiting for the call that we are the next ticket.
Secondarily, we have completed another of our Foster to Adopt classes this last weekend which I would complain about in lieu of the move, but our end goal (new kiddo) far surpasses the inconvenience of the class. We only have one more 2-day course not this weekend, but the next and from that point we will only need to complete online classes and paperwork.
Third, FPN’s account server was hacked recently. If you received any unwanted email about Pharm meds or the male genitalia from me, my sincere apologies. My web crew is cleaning out the email directories and all passwords have been changed. We are also upgrading to a newer version of framework software that is much, much more secure. You may notice small fluctuations in FPN’s website, but it is all about beefing up security.
I want to say thank you again for your patience. The sheer amount of stuff we have to do is bigger than I anticipated, but we are getting there. I miss the show and I miss you guys. We will be broadcasting soon.
Casa de Gibson Ver 2.0
We are at D-Day minus 4 for our big move into Casa de Gibson 2.0. Our new homestead house is almost done with the renovations we’ve been working on internally. My outside office and also the new FPN recording studio has been dry-walled and insulated, ready to receive recording hardware. All the new hardware for recording has arrived and needs to be hooked up. Ah…ahm sooo eh-cited!!
On the flip side, I’m using every weekend until midnight to move stuff over to the new house so I’m going to need this week to prepare. So I’m calling on your patience as we get this knocked out, and our new house/studio set up.
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Chores by Phillip Howard at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
How both Casa’s De Emery and Gibson teach kids to clean.
How cleaning has some fundamental principles that if we can figure them out, we can created smooth chore times.
Some scenarios sent in from other parents that we will break down and discuss on how to teach kids to clean.
SHOW NOTES
Help for Messy ADHD Children: End the Chore Wars
Pretty Pink Princess by Andres Becraft at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
The Pretty Pink Princess phenomenon and should we let girls get pinked?
Are we limiting our girls with the Pink Princess and who is to blame?
Is being a princess restricted to softness and how the idea that pink is a color of oppression is crap.
SHOW NOTES
Pink Princess Debate: Marketers not Moms Are the Problem
Join us as we discuss:
How boys also have a self esteem to think about, but how it may not be like girls.
How should we approach our boys differently in terms of dude-interaction.
A fantastic story from Jeff on how his son handled a really big situation better than most adults.
SHOW NOTES
Join us as we discuss:
How research for a light-hearted topic, led to an aha discovery of parenting slaves.
How many parents approach to parenting is awfully close to both slavery and bullying…mine too….
Sound bites on how kids feel about this.
Beliefs on how all men (including kids) are created equal to choose and be led, rather than decided for and commanded.
SHOW NOTES
