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Is Your Child a Bully?

Once again last week Dr. Phil covered bullying in a show called “Raising a Bully?’ This show had a little bit of a different perspective in that it was more about the bully rather than the one being bullied. As I expected would happen, one of the parents of a bully attempted to defend her son. It really doesn’t matter what the details are. They were horrible and actually resulted in arrests being made. But the mother of one of the bullies was talking out of both sides of her mouth. In one breath she would admit that what her … Continue reading →

Defending Your Parenting Choices

Who are you as a parent? When we are pregnant, our paths do not often obviously diverge from the norm a lot. Yes, some of us may choose to have our babies at home or in a birthing center. But the majority of us try to make good food choices and remove alcohol and other substances from our lives for the good of our baby. That’s the cultural norm. What if you don’t follow the cultural norm as your child gets older? We certainly didn’t. When my daughter came into the world, I said that I would respond to her … Continue reading →

The Mastermind / Entailing Personality Type

The “Mastermind/ Entailing” personality type, or the INTJ personality type, describes a person who is an Introvert (I), who perceives the world through their Intuition (N), who relies on Thinking (T) to problem solve and make decisions, and who views the world from the vantage point of Judgement (J). If you are an introvert, it means that you are more comfortable focusing on your own inner thoughts and ideas than you are with interacting with a room full of people, especially if you do not know those people very well. You like to use the logic and consistency to help … Continue reading →

Are the Grandparents Supportive?

We had a family gathering today, and were blessed to have two grandmas and one grandpa in attendance. One grandma asked my son, “How’s school? What’s your favorite class?” My son replied, “Well, we homeschool.” She replied, “Yes, but you still have classes. Which one do you like best?” This launched into a discussion of math – who knew that I’d have a child who liked math – and the conversation was very positive and upbeat. Not every conversation with a grandparent will go so smoothly, though. I feel very blessed that my parents and my husband’s parents have been … Continue reading →

Separation Anxiety at Four?

It was the fall of my daughter’s second preschool year. We were all set. We knew what we were doing. We knew the teachers and we loved them too. Aside from some small initial anxiety, at three years old my daughter had sailed into the classroom with excitement, happy to be playing with other children and joyful to see her beloved teacher. It was all good, simply the beginning of another school year. And yet it was not. For three months at the beginning of her second year of preschool, my daughter did not want to go. She loved her … Continue reading →