Tag Archives: discipline
Be careful about over-sharing
When we have a bad day or a bad parenting moment, many of us share it with our friends. We regale them in our worst moments to vent, get it off our chest and have someone tell us that it really isn’t that bad. But we forget that those intimate details can linger in [...]
Posted in Conflict with Friends, Judgement Days Also tagged advice, jodi sternoff cohen, judgment, mommy manners, my mommy manners, parenting styles 1 Comment
Is it our Social Responsibility to Control Children in Public?
A dear friend, who is one of the most organized and disciplined people that I know, mentioned that while she finds this blog interesting, she has never encountered any of these problems with other parents. I thought about that for a moment and realized that it made sense for two reasons: 1. Her children [...]
Don’t discipline your child so loudly
In a cupcake shop with a very long line, I instructed my children to sit down at an empty table while I waited and ordered so they won’t cut in line in front of other people. My 3 year old son sat himself down at someone else’s table and was about to dig in to [...]
Stop disciplining my child
The only thing worse than a stranger who doesn’t discipline their own child, is when they discipline yours. Elizabeth had just come back from a business trip and was feeling guilty for not spending time with her children. It was raining, so she decided to take her 14 month old son and 3-1/2 old daughter [...]
Clash of the parenting styles
You love your friend. You have so much in common: music, hobbies, religion, political leanings, clothing styles, careers before popping out kids. But when it comes to parenting, even our closest friends can surprise us with their discipline choices. Our friend Sam is still recovering from behavior she observed while dining with her high [...]
Posted in Clash of the parenting styles, Conflict with Friends Also tagged mom, parenting Leave a comment
Watch your kid so I don’t have to!
Of all the potentially explosive conflicts between parents, nothing seems to upset us as much as seeing another child misbehave and having the other parent do nothing, either by conscious choice or because they are busy running after another child or checking their digital device. Most of us want to do the right thing, but [...]
Meltdown Management
We’ve all been there… Our kid starts melting down in the middle of a store. They are on the floor or flailing around in the cart, screaming. Loudly. Sometimes very loudly. We try to assess if we can make it to through the check out line without having to abort the mission and return to [...]
Is yelling the new spanking?
“If you’re not yelling at your kids, you’re not spending enough time with them.”
Posted in Conflict with Friends, Discipline Differences Also tagged mommy, parents, spanking, yelling 3 Comments
Choosing to do nothing
How do we know when to intervene or when to let our little ones work it out on their own?
Posted in Managing different parenting styles, Playgroups and Play Dates Also tagged mom, parenting 2 Comments
No good deed goes unpunished