My favorite distraction in the evenings for my kids is to turn on a C.D. and dance around the kitchen with them while I am cooking dinner. So, I decided to make a C.D. for Emily, with all of these upbeat songs that we could dance around to. Some Christian songs we both like, Sesame …
Category Archives: Parenting/Discipline
Questions on Bullies and Spanking
I received two very great questions today. I wanted to pass them along, as well as my response. Thanks Becky for your questions! Question: How do I teach my 3 yr old daughter to defend herself from pushing, and toy grabbing friends? I want her to learn to be self sufficient with out aggressive behaviors …
Establishing Goals With Your Children.
We all want to start the New Year off right. We have talked about what we want from ourselves this year, but what about for our children? We want them to be successful this year, and I know there are some habits I would like to establish in Emily and Anna. Anna will be 2 …
Baby Talk
We have all heard that a mother knows her babies cry. When they are first brought home we don’t have a clue what is going on with them, but in just a few short weeks most moms can pretty well figure out whether it is a hungry cry or sleepy cry,etc. Reading Rookie Moms, led …
To Spank or Not To Spank?
Last night I was watching Supernanny. I am sure that all over the country those who watched it were stirred one way or the other. The topic, to spank or not to spank. Ouch! (no pun intended :)) Touchy subject, right? Yeah well, here I go … I, like this young woman last night, was …
Welcom Gabriel Darance!
For those of you who don’t know, Kelly Krausse is our newest additon to 1smartmom, she contributes with “Journey’s with Kelly”, an adoptive moms journey. She , along with Hubby David, and Zach and brother Mitchell (not pictured) are excited to announce their newest addition to their family…Gabriel Darance Krausse, (Gabe) 8lbs. 6 oz, and …
Impersonal Education requires Involved Parents.
Fifty years ago America was the world’s standard for learning and high achievement. We were on the cutting edge in invention, and business. I think that the standards of learning in the education system plummeted somewhere along the line, and now Japan and other countries are light years ahead of us. All other countries learn …
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Rewards or Bribes?
Last week I spoke of setting clear expectaions for our children, and touched a little on rewards and consequences. Recently, I have been attending a parenting class at my church, and I found Pastor Justin Harley’s explanation of rewards and consequences to be very enlightening. Many times throughout the bible God uses rewards and consequences …
Setting Clear Expectations
Have you ever gone to a job and they said “Ok, Mrs. So’n’So, go to work!” No explanation of the job description or expectations of your performance. This would be very frustrating right? Worse yet what if that same boss came in and yelled at you, or docked your pay, because certain tasks were not …
Public School, Private School, Home School?
My daughter Emily is starting Kindergarten next fall. I have really been researching the pros and cons of where we want her to be next year (and when I say “researching” I mean asking every mom I can her opinion, with a little bit of internet reading about the public schools in our school district). …
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