3 in 1 by Tanti Ruwani at Flickr
Join us as we discuss: A list of things you can be doing to prevent middle child syndrome. How this also applies to when you have both more and less than 3 kids. Some personal thoughts garnished from Trey the last 3 weeks.
Try Kindness by Louisa Billeter at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
How to raise kids that know how to be kind, and not just act kind.
A great 5 point list on teaching kids kindness.
How kindness goes beyond how we treat people, but how we see them.
SHOW NOTES
Join us as we discuss:
How us being imperfect is great for our kids to see.
How things worth doing are worth doing wrong.
How our total failures are vital to being parents.
Join us as we discuss your articles submitted:
A commencement speech to homeschoolers on what to do about college.
The court ruling that spanking is “reasonable use of force.”
Should middle schoolers be allowed to date?
Five ways to control your anger in regards to your kids.
SHOW NOTES
Okay. You’ve Graduated from Homeschooling. What Next?
Court Rules it is “Reasonable Use of Force” to Spank Kids
Should My Middle Schooler Date?
Five Ways to Get Angry Less Often
Anna’s New Brother Drawn on Our Chalkboard
We received a phone call from our foster agency saying they had the second kiddo we’ve been talking about in the previous shows.
We are acclimating to new baby (we’re going to call him Dude for now) tonight so I asked Jeff if we could forgo the show tonight. Jeff graciously agreed.
Baby slept through the night last night and is a cute little kiddo. Our hope is to foster to adopt this little biscuit too, but we will see. His likelihood of adoption isn’t quite as guaranteed as Sweet Tea’s has been.
Anna (8 y/o) saw him and teared up. She drew this, whilst we were not looking, on our school room chalkboard. The drawing on the left is Dude, and on the right is Anna. Anna thinks he’s big…and she’s not wrong.
Stay tuned this Monday where we will release what information we can and where we will have a Media Monday segment.
Rockem Sockem Robots by Alex Eylar at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
How to talk with other parents about their parenting without getting punched.
Can you talk with parents so that they will actually listen? Yes, but it’s not as easy as giving advice.
How advice giving is actually NOT the best thing to do.
Fail by Thomas Hawk at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
A compilation of how Trey has failed as a parent, and what we’ve learned.
Great list from thoughtcatalogue.com on 10 Ways You’ve Made Life Harder.
SHOW NOTES
10 Ways You’ve Make Life Harder Than it Has To Be
Fortress of Solitude by Micah Taylor at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
Are sleepovers bad for your kids. Not necessarily, but that doesn’t mean we get to be stupid.
Popular article circulating Facebook about Dr. Dobson’s rail against sleepovers.
SHOW NOTES
Why My Family Doesn’t Do Sleepovers
Communication by Cesar Garza at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
How to get your kids talking with you when it seems so tough.
How to encourage communication without shutting kids down or getting automaton answers.
Tips for getting kids to comply with us through communication.
SHOW NOTES
Tips for Talking to Our Children
Scientific Studies Explain Best
Ways to Talk to Children
25 Ways to Talk So Children Will Listen
Humble Pie n Mash by athriftymrs.com at Flickr
Join us as we discuss:
One of the hardest parts of parenting for you to talk about.
How humbleness is necessary in parenting.
The value of looking at your weaknesses objectively, and making changes.
How our kids need to be aware of these weaknesses to normalize their own.
