Raising Parents Inc

Link to the original blogspot, with posts dating back to 2008

I just spent about half an hour trying to find the blog post I wrote years ago about Louise Hart's lovely book The Winning Family. Clearly, I'm hallucinating because it doesn't exist... The blog. Not the book. The book is real... Sadly, this book is long out of print --but you might find a copy used somewhere-- so I'd like to give you the rough outline of the parts of it I recall... and what I've come across that supports her writing since. (Ooh, ooh! When I searched for the cover image I discov…

Parenting is a journey filled with love, laughter, challenges, and constant learning. In all the activity of daily life, it's easy to get caught up in routines, expectations, and pressures and gloss over or set aside what really matters to you. Have you ever paused to ask yourself: What truly matters to me as a parent? If you've been feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from your parenting goals (or don't want to get there!) taking a few minutes to realign your focus can make a world of differenc…

a hit and run accident involving a pedestrian...

The car is speeding away with blood and whatnot on the bumper, and the pedestrian is lying in the road.

Do you chase the car? If there was an emergency responder at the scene should they chase the car first?

One of the most common comments about children not following the rules like perfect little robots is 'they're just testing your boundaries.'

They're not.

The Magic Takes a Magician While we may have found it easy or difficult of find friends as young children, most of us need a refresher course when either work, our immediate neighbourhood, or school is no longer supplying us with a sufficient quantity of people to pick from. Friend Making Refresher The first and most important thing anyone needs to make friends is a supply of new people. Places you can find new people: Neighbourhood groups, online and off (HOAs, strata councils, town councils, …

Respecting children as human being remains the biggest issue I stand up for at all times, against all comers... I've had firestorms in online chat rooms, facebook groups and email list (see how old I am, it's only because I was slightly too old that none of it happened on MySpace)... someone says something that is reasonable and popular, and Linda loses her bits, all over the place. Someone says, 'but kids have to fit into the real world.' No. No they don't. They're here to be cherished, nurture…

As a lifelong waterbaby, I spent a lot of time very happily in the water. Our spot on the beach was shady and warm, the lake was cool and perfect for swimming and the beach was perfect for picnics and suntanning. There were a lot of other people, teens in groups, friends in pairs, and families, who agreed. It was a very busy beach. My enjoyment of the day was upset as I watched in distress as a dad was happily and accidentally traumatizing his baby. I noticed them because although they were 200 …

Surrender to the necessity of the task

Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water
After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water

There will be no time in your life when feeding and cleaning does not need to be done, however much modern conveniences ease the work. Accept that it must be done, without end.

Be it resolved that the truth of kids doing chores is: ‘we all need to work as a family.’

Opposed: How do you know that’s true?

Affirmative: it’s self-evident: it’s our home and we need to work together for it to be peaceful and healthy

Even if by 'working together' you mean one's the boss and everyone else is a minion?