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Moms Can Be Bullies Too

When we think of bullying, we typically think of kids bullying other kids. According to Ann Dunnewold, in her book, Even June Cleaver Would Forget The Juice Box, she reminds us that some parents are equally as guilty of being bullies. The bullying takes on a more subtle tone and can be expressed by “gossip, dismissal, exclusion, open or veiled criticism, teasing, manipulation, betrayal, dishonesty and humiliation”. These acts can be aimed at parent or kids. Dunnewold also points out that some moms bully by their words or gestures and much of the bullying behavior moms have is learned in … Continue reading →

Mom-lit

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You’ve probably heard of “chick-lit” but have you heard of “mom-lit”? This rising new genre of books casts a mom as the central character but the moms aren’t your typical June Cleaver kind of moms. The storylines delve into issues that many moms face but we don’t really like to talk about such as feeling ambivalent toward our kids or feeling angry, mad and frustrated in our role as mom. Why would a mom want to read mom-lit? In doing so, many women identify with the main character or at least certain aspects of what she’s going through. This allows … Continue reading →

What Kind Of Mom Are You?

What type of mom are you? In her book, Queen Bees & Wannabees, author Rosalind Wiseman discusses several types of moms she’s met. See if you recognize yourself in any of these descriptions. Queen Bee Moms are often the coaches and class presidents. They don’t simply like being in charge, they have to be in charge. A Queen Bee Mom will organize her child’s social activities, with no free time allowed. When other parents don’t like her, she will point out it’s because they are jealous of her. If she includes you and your child in an activity, you should … Continue reading →

A Review of This Week’s Parenting Blogs

I am borrowing an idea from Heather Long and reviewing the week in Parenting. There have been some great blogs written on some important topics. But often parents only see the first few blogs and miss the rest. So here is a review of this week’s Parenting topics. Monday September 18th. “Teaching Good Judgment” is an important skill that many parents fail to teach their children. This is obvious by the many teens and young adults that are making such bad decisions. Read this blog for some ideas on how you can teach your child good judgment. “Should Partners Of … Continue reading →

Update: Behavior Charting

I’m beginning to think behavior charting’s not for me. I have tried it on more than one occasion without much success. I decided to give it one more try. Well, it’s been five days and I have to say it’s not going as well as I had hoped. The first day, mind you, went really well. Tyler loves stickers and I had these big gold stars and he was in heaven. Like I said he did well the first day. Days 2 through 5 didn’t go nearly as well. Frankly, he didn’t seem to give a rat’s behind about the … Continue reading →