Category Archives: Family Matters
No good deed goes unpunished
On vacation, I noticed an awesome mom sheparding five kids between the pool and the beach and back again all day long. She was totally on it. Strict, but efficient. At the end of the day, when she was disciplining the youngest one, another mother approached her and started throwing a fit. It turns out [...]
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When Grandparents Corrupt our Kids
Walking out of the Avatar movie last night at 11 p.m., my husband and I were surprised to see a 5 year old child exiting the theater with his grandparents. As we waited for the elevator together, I was curious what he thought of the PG-13 movie. Not surprisingly, he thought it was really cool [...]
Please don’t spoil my child
Some grandparents believe it is their job to spoil our children. They bring gifts at every visit, serve cookies and ice cream at every meal and much like our toddlers, do not like to be told NO. As the parent, it is our job to set limits, make sure our children enjoy a balanced diet [...]
Have Your Cake and (Not) Eat It, Too