Positive Parenting

Respecting her pace

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“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

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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

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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!

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“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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Promises are meant to be kept

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As the bundy clock in the office struck 7 p.m. I punched in my card and hurriedly called my husband, “Let’s go, we have to get the kids and go to the nearest Time Zone.” It’s a Monday and most malls would be closing early. But we had to try. It was a promise. Weekends [...]

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Toddler Sibling Rivalry: How I help my toddlers get along

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Preventing sibling rivalry and promoting sibling harmony When my second daughter was born barely a year after my first, I knew we had to learn how to help them get along. Since they are both girls with very little age gap, sibling rivalry between my three year old and two year old girls was inevitable. [...]

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How do you teach your kids to share?

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“You don’t touch this! Don’t ever touch this!” My daughter Jamaine imitates one of Lilo’s dialogues in the movie “Lilo and Stitch” and promptly smacks her little sister Kalia on the head. “Mommmyyy!!!” My little one would cry and come running to me. I asked Jamaine to apologize but she indignantly held on to her [...]

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