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Kindness + Reality Teaches

Kindness + Reality Teaches

Posted on May 27, 2015 Posted in Parent Tagged with free range parenting, positive discipline

Before you decide that “kindness teaches best” is some kind of frufru, no-accountability form of permissive parenting, hold on a second.

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Pain Does Not Teach

Pain Does Not Teach

Posted on May 20, 2015 Posted in Parent Tagged with pain, positive discipline

We’ve got this notion that people — kids, especially — need to suffer a little bit when they do something wrong, so that next time, they’ll think, “Last time I suffered. I don’t think I’ll do that again.”

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Then Do It

Then Do It

Posted on May 13, 2015 Posted in Parent Tagged with positive discipline, trust

Did you say yes to your kid? Did you say no? Whatever you said, if you don’t follow through, you’re demonstrating that your words don’t mean much and they can predictably tune you out.

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Say Yes as Often as You Can

Say Yes as Often as You Can

Posted on May 6, 2015 Posted in Parent Tagged with positive discipline, say yes

Your kids have to accommodate your needs and wishes, because your needs and wishes matter, true. That’ll work best if you get in the habit of saying yes to them.

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They Have to Accommodate

They Have to Accommodate

Posted on April 29, 2015 Posted in Parent Tagged with boundaries, positive discipline

Kids’ needs and wishes matter. Their creativity, their malleability, their resilience, their openness — those aspects of their character matter, a lot.

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A Game of Equals

A Game of Equals

Posted on April 22, 2015 Posted in Parent Tagged with equality, hierarchy, positive discipline

I see family life as a game. There are rules. There’s also an objective: having as nice a time as possible while making sure everyone’s needs get met.

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No Double Standards

No Double Standards

Posted on April 15, 2015 Posted in Parent Tagged with equality, positive discipline

Let’s get clear. In different situations, different rules prevail. You take your shoes off in one person’s house; at someone’s else, you don’t.

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New Series: Parenting Diaries

New Series: Parenting Diaries

Posted on April 8, 2015 Posted in Parent Tagged with free range parenting, positive discipline

Lately I’ve been wanting to write about parenting. I really like the Positive Discipline approach, which pretty much saved me about a decade ago when I was moving to France to be a nanny with no …

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