Parenting

Black Friday

I don’t know if this will do any good, but if you are like me, you feel angry, frustrated, and helpless. I am unable to march, but I’ve written letters and emails, signed petitions, donated money. I know it’s not enough. The Republicans, Christians, and Supreme Court have opened a nasty can of worms thatContinue reading “Black Friday”

Question From Quora: How can a parent identify and nurture special talents in a child?

By observing your child and listening to what your child says. Don’t tell them what you want them to be, but listen to what they say they want to be. Their interests may change over the years and that is okay. They aren’t supposed to choose a career at age five. They need to exploreContinue reading “Question From Quora: How can a parent identify and nurture special talents in a child?”

Abortion Memes

I just read a blog post that said women were created to make babies and that all women should honor that creation; doesn’t matter whether you want to have a baby or not, whether you want children at all. I don’t think women were created for having babies any more than men were. We allContinue reading “Abortion Memes”

Baby Formula, Breast Feeding, and Abortion

These three topics sound like they should be separate subjects, but as many people now recognize, there is an overlapping connection between them. First, the shortage of baby formula: There are many theories of why there is a shortage, but I suspect it is due to all or most of them. My granddaughter is oneContinue reading “Baby Formula, Breast Feeding, and Abortion”

Question from Quora: Hitting Children

Why should parents be or not be allowed to hit their children? Do you like it when someone hits you? Probably not and you probably would retaliate and hit that person back. Now you have two angry people who want to fight. Have you solved anything? No! You’ve just created new problems. The same thingContinue reading “Question from Quora: Hitting Children”

Question from Quora: Kid’s Laundry

My son (13 years old) wants to start doing his own laundry and buying his own detergent. As a parent, what would be your response to this? My response and even better answers to this question: My kids started doing their own laundry when they were 12. They also learned how to properly wash dishes,Continue reading “Question from Quora: Kid’s Laundry”

Quora Question: Can I really get away with Santa not bringing my child gifts because she’s been terrible lately?

My Answer: Using a fictional character to punish a child sends a terrible message to the child. Part of parenting is learning about your child and why she does the things she does. In most cases, she is “terrible” as a response to how she is being treated by others. You haven’t said how oldContinue reading “Quora Question: Can I really get away with Santa not bringing my child gifts because she’s been terrible lately?”