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Teaching Natural Consequences: Going to Bed Hungry
In spite of what Erma Bombeck might have said about being mean, I think I will someday win the “Meanest Mom” award. I was very impressed last week when reading Kelly’s foster adoption blog that...
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Teaching Natural Consequences: Going to Bed Hungry, part 2
part 1 A few minutes later when I figured I had given him enough time to cool off, I reiterated that he needed to come help by setting the table. He turned his back to me. Slot machine parenting error...
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Teaching Natural Consequences: Going to Bed Hungry, part 3
part 2 “Do I give in? Is this too mean? Is it being abusive?” I peppered her with questions. Her replies gave me renewed faith in my decision. “Does he hoard food in his room?” ” No.” “Does he eat...
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Flying Kites and Setting Limits
Yesterday evening we took the kids to the park to fly kites, ride bicycles, and kick around a soccer ball. To me, there is something magical about flying kites. Watching a kite dance in the wind is...
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I Refuse to Treat My Adopted Children Equally.
When Super Dad and I started out parenting, I felt that all of our children should be treated equally. Whatever we did for one child had to be done for every child, (Probably some baggage I carried...
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Think It Is Brotherly Love or…?
I was so proud of my son on Friday night. What teen boy who will be turning 18 next month would want to take his three younger brothers to a movie? I couldn’t believe that he offered to do it. His...
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When Should an Adoptive Parent Cut the Purse Strings?
You have adopted a sibling group and just doubled the size of your family over night. The children you have just adopted range in age from toddler to teenager. Each child has special issues that are...
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Sitting at Home While the Siblings Are at a Christmas Party
Three of my daughters are sitting at home with me tonight. The rest of the children went with Super Dad to the annual Christmas party held by our local Department of Human Services. The party is at a...
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Helping Traumatized Children
Beyond consequences, logic and control: a love based approach to helping children with severe behaviors is a book by Heather Forbes dealing, primarily, with attachment issues. This is a very...
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Perhaps Easier Said than Done!
Last month, I posted about the book Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control . . .The book was really helpful in reminding me that traumatized kids are easily re-traumatized and that I need to get a...
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