by Amy LeForge | Jan 4, 2012 | Adolescence, Parenting, Tween
We’ve had rather an interesting conversation in the comments of my most recent post on parental anger. If you haven’t been following it, do pop over and take a read. Essentially, I wrote that I was angry with the boys. Beat said that he almost never gets...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 2, 2012 | Parenting
(Editor’s note: please welcome Rebecca’s suggestions for lessons in morality that we can all use. Thanks, Rebecca!) Every parent should groom his or her kid into a sensible and responsible human being in whom virtues far outweigh the vices. Parents should...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 30, 2011 | Resources/Reviews
Good Saturday, heroes! Today is the last Saturday of the month and we’re trying a new blog carnival here at Earnest Parenting. There are so many parenting resources on the web that it’s hard to keep track. This new Parenting Link Blog Carnival aims to...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 29, 2011 | Parenting
I grew up being afraid of authority figures. No, I wasn’t abused or anything like that; I was just naturally afraid of doing anything to offend the people in charge of me. Being an overachiever, I took that to extremes. When I was 10, I got my first horse. He...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 27, 2011 | Parenting
(Editor’s note: please welcome this guest post from Kumon, with some excellent suggestions we can use to help our kiddos learn to share.) The holiday season is a time when many people focus on giving and sharing. Sharing is a wonderful virtue, but it can be a...
