Posts by mary934

The books above are great    I like books that focus on problem solving and teaching kids to think. Books by Ross Greene and Myrna Shure are my favourites complimeted by Alfie Kohn's unconditional...

What are your concerns about ' soda ' . If we want our kids to take into account our concerns we need as others have said explain to them the issue. At the same time we need to ask them about their concerns with not being able to have...

  Food issues can be a source of a lot of conflict. It is one of the areas where we have very little control except to provide plenty of choice , plenty of snacks and drinks in between meals, making sure...

Hi,   I am for trying to solve the problem out of the moment , brainstorming solutions and coming back to the drawing board when they don't work.    using collaborative problem solving we need to find the info...

Hi,   try not to put him in the position where he can lie , don't ask him questions which could seen as blaming him for doing something wrong. Instead focus on CPS - collaborative problem solving. Reassure your kid that you...

I too recommend UP and Playful parenting . I recommend also Myrna Shures books that focus on problem solving , also Ross Greene's collaborative problem solving   I recommend checking the collaboration problem solving approach...

Hi,   Maybe have a ' comfort corner '  or a special place for each kid to have some quiet time , calm down etc 

  Maybe read from chapter 7 onwards -  what is UP.  I found the collaborative problem solving approach cps very helpful in implementing UP  For me the book is rather different from other working with approaches...

Ak also sees value in family,,  community and classroom , not only individual choice. I have not read much about consensual living but it involves cps - collaborative problem solving , they also talk about equality of family...

Katelove,   Thanks for your insightful explanation.   You say '    she joins the ever-growing ranks of women who "couldn't" BF.'        For a working mom , how would we define a...