Posts by journeymom

    Please, do tell us about your kids.  Were you raised in a gentle discipline family?  Or are you coming to this philosophy for the first time?  Tell us about your mothering journey.   

Wow, you have a whole lot going on. I'm exhausted just reading your post. How old is your daughter?  You might want to take a look at what you have written here and consider whether you have realistic...

Neat theory!  I've noticed this in myself before.  Procrastinating and putting one thing off by doing something else, eventually I've achieved something.  The thing is, don't do nothing....

Quote:  My husband and I are in a push-up competition that both daughters have said no to.     I love this competition with your husband! Sounds fun.  But don't be concerned that your daughters...

For what it's worth, my son is 13 and 3/4 and still doesn't have any obvious outside signs of change -no peach fuzz under the nose, no acne, no under arm hair, no voice change.  I'm guessing that means no pubic hair, as...

Quote: Originally Posted by Diane530  Do you know if there is anything I can do to help speed up the puberty process for my son?   I've tried talking to him for the last few years that his time will come...

Quote: Originally Posted by purplerose  ...but not for a 17 year old doing half the dishes and me having to go behind her and re-wash some, or vaccuum behind her bc she halfway did it. And bob forbid you point...

Quote: Originally Posted by purplerose  I am in the Southeast US.  Not surprised in the least!   I was a young single mom also with my oldest, and I tended to have the opposite reaction...I...

Purplerose, may I ask what part of the world do you live in?      Quote: Originally Posted by meemee  i had to educate myself to know what age appropriate behaviour was. if i did not have access to...

Quote: Originally Posted by tillymonster  I am so darn happy right now I could burst!    Congratulations to both of you!!  What a relief!      Quote: Originally Posted by...