Category: Parenting

  • Observing your children objectively…

    A goal of mine as a parent, is to be able to listen to criticism of my child openly.  Too many parents today want to hear all of the good things of their children while quickly defending any negative observations.  I have tried to let any of my children’s teachers know that I am much…

  • How much are we supposed to get involved?

    So I have son who is about to be twelve.   This is my first foray into parenting a twelve year old.  He has two brothers that are younger, so I haven’t had to deal with the homone fairy until now.  What amazes me is the amount of cliches that keep popping up in my head. …