Category: Parenting
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8 Reasons Why I Refuse to Raise a “Mama’s Boy”
As women, we tend to fawn over men who have a good relationship with their moms. Maybe rightly so. It goes back to the adage “look at how they treat the parent of the opposite sex – that’s how they will treat you.” I don’t necessarily think that’s always the case, though, maybe more often…
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Isolated By My Child with Invisible Special Needs…
In his short 3 years of life, I’ve taken him to over 300 appointments. From pediatricians, to naturopaths, chiropractors, dentists, psychiatrists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, dermatologists, GI doctors, ENTs, allergists and behavioral analysts – we’ve seen them all. Along with a slew of physical health problems, the icing on top was multiple mental health diagnoses.…
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Bad Boys, Brats and Divas: We’re Raising What We’re Praising
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner-voice.” My son is a very active toddler, who is full of energy and has a mischievous personality. A few weeks ago I found he had gotten into markers and was coloring on my bedroom furniture. “Bravery!” I exclaimed. “Is that something you should be doing?”…
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Let’s Raise Men, Not Cowards. Deal?
“What a terrifying time to be raising boys” she said – glumly shaking her head after catching a recent update on the news. “It’s too bad women can make accusations against men and get away with it. Our poor sons will have to constantly live in fear of women; always worried – knowing that even…
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Why We Should Stop Telling Our Daughters They are Pretty…
Last week I wrote a post about why we need to stop labeling our sons as flirts and heartbreakers. You can read it here. Now I am doing a follow up post on why we should stop telling our daughters they are pretty. I know… I sound like a harsh, abrasive mother, right? Like, who…