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We filed these posts under the category of The darndest things Last night, one of the books our oldest girl picked out for her bedtime reading was a story about fairies. These fairies fly around and encounter adventure at every turn: They meet unicorns, hang out with centaurs and get together with magic butterflies. They're also surrounded by rainbows. At least, that's what I thought. [more]
» See full post: 'Wait, that's not a rainbow!'  I've got to be honest with you. I wasn't fully convinced that it was such a good idea for our kids to learn an impressive vocabulary. This is something I've been on the fence about for a while. At the bottom of it all, I think there's a fear that my children will be different from others. It's somewhat of a sad outlook, I know, but the world can be a rough place for kids who stand out too much. Then yesterday evening, all that changed. [more]
» See full post: Vast vernacular for infants, or big words for little people  As I mentioned earlier, our youngest daughter is talking now. That doesn't always mean, however, that we can understand her. The other day, for example, our baby girl told me something that sounded like "waa-waa." I wasn't sure what she meant, but she looked like she wanted something. I felt like I was in an episode of "Lassie," trying to figure out which well, exactly, Timmy had fallen into. [more]
» See full post: What's that? Timmy fell down the well? Our girls usually eat Teddy Grahams at snack time but last Friday, I thought I'd give them Goldfish crackers instead. Parting from the routine is always risky. Our oldest daughter watched with suspicion as I took out the bag of Goldfish from the cupboard. I went for the blue bag, the original flavor, and not the purple bag, which is the Pretzel flavor. [more]
» See full post: 'I'm going to tell Mommy' About 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' 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]
» See full post: 'Are you sick because I didn't listen to you?' |
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