discipline
The truth about consequences
Written by Dr. Bill Maier
Do you have a grip on reality? Here’s a quiz to find out.
Swear words
Written by Debra Nehs
Through the open window, I heard my seven-year-old daughter, Trish, and her friends talking. I finished cleaning the room and was about to leave when I heard her use a profanity.
Your chores or mine?
Written by Heather Trent Beers
I’m amazed how two empty trash cans left by the driveway can transform me from Mother of the Year to a raging inferno in two seconds flat.
Digital junkies
Written by Olivia and Kurt Bruner
Emily awoke at 2 a.m. after hearing a noise downstairs. Nervously pulling back the blanket, she slipped quietly out of her room toward the mysterious sound. Anxiety turned into anger as she approached the faint but distinct music of her sons’ favourite video game – the same game they had been ordered to stop playing hours earlier in order to go to bed.
Bedtime battles
Written by Lisa Brock
“I want a glass of water!”
Most of us could write a book about bedtime excuses. With our own energy levels dragging, those stall tactics aren’t usually met with smiles.
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