Positive Parenting

The only thing you need to remember if you want to be more patient

Has it really been five years? I look at the photo of my baby girl swaddled in a pink blanket, her eyes closed, and a yawn scrunching up her cute little face. My firstborn, the miracle who made me a mother. My eyes move to the long haired big girl building blocks in front of [...]

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How to be patient in 10 seconds

“You’re not playing with me!” Her right foot was poised to throw a front kick at her big sister’s back. I saw it from the corner of my eye but I wasn’t quick enough to block it. Good thing the little one was, well, little, her kick hardly moved her big sister in place. I [...]

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Want to be patient? Close your eyes

I am on all fours on the black gym mat, waiting for the yoga instructor’s next cue. I’m imagining I’m a table with delicate cup on my back. I must balance or it will fall apart. “Now raise your right arm straight in front of you, and your left leg straight behind you. Both should [...]

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Three reasons intentions can help you become more patient

I wrote the words carefully on the smooth cream page of my journal, maybe just maybe, the words would be marked indelibly in my mind. I am patience. Not I will be patient. Or I am patient. If I am practicing it, I am owning it. I closed my eyes and repeated the words softly, [...]

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How to be patient with your children

Chaos inside my head. My thoughts were running around rampant as if in the midst of disaster Lists of things to do, worries of things to come, frustrations over the lack of time. Chaos outside my head. My two girls were running around the room unaware of an impending disaster. “Mommy, you’re supposed to carry [...]

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How I learned to respect my child’s choices

“Mommy, I really, really want this,” Jamaine said. Her eyes looked earnest, almost pleading. I felt that she meant it. We were at the department store’s shoe section picking a pair to wear with her purple dress for the Memorial. I spotted white ballet flats with a ribbon strap that looked perfect to me. Jamaine [...]

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Respecting her pace

“Let’s play teacher, Mommy!” I know she misses school. She likes to play teacher everyday. Today we did numbers one to twenty. She has numbers one to 12 down pat. Numbers 13 to 20 are still a challenge but she’s learning fast. I’m learning to respect her pace and her interest in studying. Sometimes I [...]

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The first visit to the dentist

Remember the tale of the two lost teeth? Well, after Jamaine lost the second tooth, we decided to bring her to the dentist. I wasn’t quite sure how she would react. I remember going to the dentist when I was a kid and how horrible it was because the dentist scraped and poked at my [...]

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The tale of the two lost teeth

It all started with a slight thud. Jamaine was looking inside one of the cabinet drawers when she smashed her mouth into the rim. She was crying as she showed me her injured gum. The tooth that was right smack at the center was shaking a little bit. I told her to be more careful [...]

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I don’t love Mommy!

“I don’t have office today but I have a meeting at Starbucks,” I tell my three, almost four year old. “But Starbucks is just for Jamaine, can I go with you?” she asks. “Well, it’s a meeting for grown ups so only Mommy can go.” “I don’t love Mommy!” she shouts as she stomps out [...]

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