Posts Tagged "mindful"
Dismantling Problems
Not all problems are problems, unless you are an imperfectionist. Then all problems are equal, and each one “has to” be fixed. When I woke up staring at the dead bugs in my ceiling lamp, I suddenly realized that despite all the growth I’ve had around perfectionism, at first glance, I was still seeing problems everywhere I looked! Little ones and big ones that all needed to be...
Read MoreIs Positive Discipline Even Possible?
If you have been struggling with positive discipline, this may be why: the word “discipline” is loaded! It’s loaded with childhood associations like punishment and force. Those associations can make positive discipline the proverbial “square peg” that you have been trying to fit into the “round hole” of discipline — the receptor in your brain has...
Read MoreWhy Setting Natural Consequences Is Hard
Children bickering and fighting can derail even the most mindful parent. Here’s my advice to Marilyn (children 5, 4) for how to get back on track. QUESTION: I find setting natural consequences hard at times. So my son and daughter each got these paper police cars that you create by folding. I made them each their own. Well, my son thought it was funny to crush my daughters police...
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