Calvin is outside whining in his little outdoor tent today. He was so eager to go out there, and now he spotted me and is whining to get back in […]
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The Purposeful Parent: Back To School Special
It’s back to school and have I got a deal for you! As a teacher of middle and high school students for 27 years I have become pretty knowledgeable about […]
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The Purposeful Parent: Now I lay me down to sleep…
Now I lay me down to sleep … Many of us are familiar with this opening line to a standard children’s bedtime prayer. It started out so peaceful and usually […]
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The Purposeful Parent: Let Whatever You Don’t Want For Your Children Be A Non Issue
This delightful quote comes from best selling author and international speaker Esther Hicks, and it applies to adults as well as children. Let whatever you don’t want in life be […]
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The Purposeful Parent: Less TO & FOR and WITH a Little More!
As I continue to work with groups of parents as well as individuals, I find that many adults are committing to more activities outside of the home. In addition to […]
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Purposeful Parent: Psychological Based Myth Busting For Parents #2
Today we present the 2nd myth in the series entitled ‘Psychologically based myth busting for parents!’ Myth #2— Punishment is necessary to make children behave. False. Punishment is quite simply ineffective […]
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The Purposeful Parent: That Parent in the Mirror
In what ways might I as a parent, be allowing, promoting or creating this situation? I wonder how different my experience as a teacher and parent would have been had […]