Happy Pappa's Day, Andreas ... and to all the other wonderful Dads in our lives! [more]
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We filed these posts under the category of ParentingAbout a month ago I blogged about the challenges with finding a balance between helping your children choose a career path and letting them follow their dreams. Another issue we've mentioned on occasion is the issue of gender stereotypes. Is that something you should worry about when you have two daughters who are 3 and 1? I think our oldest daughter sensed that I was over-thinking her future career even though she's barely out of diapers. [more]
» See full post: 'I want to be a nurse when I grow big' In an ideal world, I'd have dinner with my husband and kids every night of the week. I'd prepare a home-cooked meal, complete with dessert. We'd sit around for an hour or two, sharing the highlights of our day. There would be lots of laughter. And lots of compliments to the chef. I'm fortunate to be able to actually have these kinds of perfect dinners. But just twice a week. What do we do the other five nights? [more]
» See full post: Family dinners at home easier said than done I just have to add a follow-up to a blog post from last week, when I wrote about the idea of guilt as a parental discipline tool. As an example of misbehavior, I mentioned that our oldest daughter sometimes refuses to brush her teeth at night. In a comment on that post, cami68 suggested explaining the consequences of our actions and saying something like, "If you don't brush your teeth, you will get a cavity and it will hurt." Well, I tried that the other night. It worked. [more]
» See full post: We explained cavities, now she brushes happily  In Sweden, parents get 13 months of combined maternity and paternity leave. At least two of those months have to be used by the father. The New York Times published an article recently about that and other policies that the Nordic nation has implemented to encourage fathers to spend less time at the office and more time at home with the family. I can relate to that, because I hear about it from my brother and my friends. [more]
» See full post: Beyond IKEA and Volvo: Manly reasons to love Sweden Last week, I blogged about how we sometimes struggle with getting our oldest daughter to listen to us, and how we came across the idea of using guilt as a discipline tool. Well, I should have mentioned that we actually do use implicit guilt sometimes, sort of, to get her to do what we tell her. It's not a very strong guilt trip at all, but some of the elements are there. So, is it working? [more]
» See full post: 'But this would make ME happy' Zee and I agree that consequences should be relevant but non-violent, and we've decided that breaking rules will result in some form of loss of privilege. We don't always follow through, though. Our correctional habits are spotty. Every once in a while, I'll sort of shop around mentally for a new type of enforcement or discipline, something that might work better for us. But I never expected to stumble upon a tool that's so powerful it would scare me. And it was something that our own daughter came up with. [more]
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