Two thoughts to help if your children aren’t exactly undisciplined, but somehow you expend a lot of energy keeping them from falling apart.
Ask Auntie Leila: The Bossiness Cure
Dear Auntie Leila, Do you know a cure for bossiness? If there were a Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle chapter on bossiness, my four-year-old daughter would be the bossy child! In her (my?) defense, she is the eldest child (I also have a two-year-old boy and a three-month-old boy). My husband and I are both the eldest. Three… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: Should I use affection as a discipline tool?
Spoiler alert: No. More detail below. This week I am concentrating with all my might on “getting organized” (The Chief says this is my stated goal every time he asks what I’m doing that day, since… forever… ). So much ironing… so much crafting that needs to be done. I’m making pajamas (or nightgowns, as… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: The Difficult Five-Year-Old Boy
We are here, waiting for this baby, so I thought I’d do an Ask Auntie Leila, as there seems to be a veritable epidemic of boys out there who are misbehaving in a major way. It’s funny how the emails I get definitely go in waves. Right now we are apparently… Read More »
Manliness, boys, parenting, and Little Britches
Title: Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers Author: Ralph Moody File Under: Read Aloud, Kids’ Problems Many times when I’m thinking about the question of discipline, I think of this book. And since I often recommend it to parents, I thought I’d put it here in the Library Project for posterity’s sake. What we’re… Read More »