This is the parenting book I have been looking for. Not only does it dismantle the destructive tendencies of Western parenting, but it also provides easy daily applications for how to bring peace and cooperation into my household.
Tag: Patience
Just. Stop. Talking.: An Easy Way to Minimize Conflict in My Home
I would have never considered that silently discipling my children would have been effective, but it has changed our home environment completely.
Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It was eye-opening, entertaining, and a door into a world I had never considered before.
When Discipline Becomes an Unexpected Gift
Following through on consequences can be one of the great challenges of parenting.
Tackling Sundays with Toddlers (or preschoolers, or newborns…) Pt 2
Sundays are fulfilling but can feel overwhelming when nothing about the day is according to your normal schedule.
Tackling Sundays with Toddlers (or preschoolers, or newborns…) Pt 1
Sundays are fulfilling but also bring their own sets of challenges. In part 1, I talk about our preparation for heading to church.
Wake the Sleeping Baby (and other unconventional calming methods)
The youngest went through a time of intense tantrums. They disrupted the entire household, so when we ran out of conventional wisdom to help, we turned to some unconventional wisdom.
Harnessing the Power of Consistency
In multiple areas recently, I have felt overwhelmed with the amount of work that I needed to do and had several goals that I wanted to accomplish immediately. With everything going on in life, it seemed like I would never get them done. But I am slowly and surely learning the power of doing small amounts of a large task consistently each day.
Patience: Repentance and the Fruit of the Spirit
Processes and scripts help me in my daily life. Here I detail the process that I use when I need to repent of impatience.
Why Not Yes? An alternative to an automatic “No”
There are too many times that I say no my kids because their requests are inconvenient or unimportant to me, especially at the time of asking. But my toddlers are people too, so here’s an idea for a different approach.