by Amy LeForge | Nov 23, 2008 | Parenting
When I wrote the last post about losing my temper, I was right in the middle of the situation. I was so angry! The good news is I’ve calmed down and can share with you a few lessons I learned. If you get a chance, check out the comments from that post....
by Amy LeForge | Jul 9, 2008 | Thoughts from Amy
Child begins whining about an offense (imagined or real). Adult kneels down and listens to said complaint. Child whines again. Adult repeats complaint to child, thus demonstrating an amazing ability to understand and empathize with said complainant. Child whines....
by Amy LeForge | Apr 14, 2008 | Parenting
Yes…..and no. I think very very highly of the techniques and aspire to use them consistently and successfully in my parenting. At face value the principals are easy to understand and the techniques are easy to follow. At the same time, there’s work...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 26, 2008 | Parenting
Okay readers, I need some help. You ready? Good. Thursday I spent about ten hours working on the books for a local nonprofit. I was the one who transferred everything to the software program over a year ago, and they needed some updates to get ready for annual...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 27, 2007 | Discipline
I had a couple of conversations with other moms recently that caused me to take a serious look at my expectations of the boys. In the first, my friend told me that her son couldn’t come over and play because he was staying home to do extra homework to improve...
