It is nice when the seasons change and your mind begins to be focused on things other than back to school or Halloween costumes. I enjoy when the calendar flips and the days countdown to Thanksgiving Day. For me, I…
From ScreamFree Parenting, Hal Runkel ” Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves. “ — Marcelene Cox…
Last week I ran into this article that ran in the New York Times, “For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking.” It caught my attention and made me realize the impact and seriousness of this type of reactive behavior…
As I was reading this morning during my “setting my attitude” time (or as some of you may call it your devotion or quiet time) I ran across this line in the book, “Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God” by Mary E….
From Screamfree Parenting, by Hal Runkel What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. ” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) A recent New York Times article posed this theory: Yelling is this parenting generation’s spanking….
Great response to my blog post about Emealz and how it has changed dinner preparation at our house. I am continuing to enjoy all the benefits of having someone else plan my dinners and put together my grocery list and…
From Screamfree Parenting – Hal Runkel We all want our children to respect us. The difficulty is this: you can’t MAKE someone feel respect towards you. In fact, the more you try to force that respect, the smaller you become…
It is the time of year when that dreaded word “HOMEWORK” becomes a daily battle with parents – or does it? Depending on the age of your children it can cause a lot of problems, drama and opportunities for your…
Yesterday my youngest son played soccer, nothing unusual for a Saturday in the Pacific Northwest. What was a little unusual was that we were playing in a constant downpour. Now living in Seattle we are used to playing…
For those of you facebook FANS and twitter followers you’ve heard me talk about how great dinnertime is at our house these days since I have discovered e-meals. OH MY GOSH! I had thought I had menu planning down. I…
