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Honey, I Broke The Kid

June 12, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 14 Comments

I’m not sure how I did it. And I certainly didn’t mean to. But I did. I broke Little. He doesn’t seem like the fragile type. No, he’s the kid who jumps superhero heights. Runs faster than a speeding bullet. Doesn’t blink at bad news.

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: behavior, challenges, emotional development, hard times, motherhood

Santa is Coming… *Giveaway*

November 24, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 13 Comments

NOTE: Giveaway is now closed. Thank you! Oh, the holiday season has officially kicked off. It’s not the 3 a.m. door busters or red ringing bells that tipped me off. No, it’s the horrific behavior I’m witnessing all day long in my house. Well, last year I admitted that there were days I earned a […]

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Introducing the Class Clown

September 8, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

Today I’ll be sending Little off to his first day of preschool. This isn’t new. I’ve been through a first day of preschool before. It wasn’t pretty. Big was painfully shy, a quiet observer of the world around him. He also happened to be in a class full of rowdy—really rowdy—boys. Boys who, from the […]

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WWFMD?

June 22, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 14 Comments

Recently, while watching The Sound of Music, I found myself crying. No, not because the Nazi soldiers were threatening the von Trapp family, or because Maria was torn between two worlds, but because I realized lately I’ve been parenting a lot more like the grouchy Captain than the playful Fraulein.

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: behavior, Big, happiness, Little, Mom Musings, motherhood, parenting, positive reinforcement, teaching, Tips & Ideas

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