Posts by MommyEnchanted

Quote: Originally Posted by hakeber    I do not know if they are a rare case.  I think many people who grow up in spanking homes see the spankings they got as tough love and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mittsy  MommyEnchanted: The whole "little shit" comment from your dh really embodies for me why nvc in general, and especially a nvc based parenting approach is needed. Children are NOT...

My daughter will be 3 in a couple of weeks. At 24-30 months she knew her colors, her shapes and knew what numbers were. She couldn't count, but she would 'pretend' and count like, '2, 7, 9, 1' She loved to do this with her toys or...

Thank you all for your advice.   Yesterday we had a situation where he wanted to put our oldest in time out because she didn't go to her room after he told her to, and I got upset. This opened a new dialogue between us, and we...

....  to my Mom and Aunt that I am working towards a UC.   I feel exhilarated! It was such a weight worrying about what they would think or do, and after I told them, I didn't care what they thought! I need my husband and...

Quote: Originally Posted by phathui5  I think a good way to start is for the two of you to set up a "meeting" to discuss discipline issues at a time when both of you are calm and you're not dealing with anything...

When my youngest was born, we had the baby shower a good month after she was born. I wanted the family to get to meet her, and honestly I was just too ill to leave the house during pregnancy, let alone deal with the 50+ (Im serious)...

You are in NO way a failure. Just know that. You are stressed and everyone here understands.   Gypsy had some good suggestions for you, for sure. I justw ant to add a few things.   First of all, since you live in...

Okay, I am on board with the GD method. DH is skeptical. When he was a kid he was spanked. It's just how it works for him. I was spanked too, but I still think it's abuse. I have managed to get him to stop spanking Ella (who is only 3...

My 'me time' exists during nap time. As weird as it sounds I LOVE to clean, so I just pop in my headphones, turn on my favorite book, attack whatever room is dirtiest. It gives me a chance to zone out and accomplish something at the...