Parenting
Gentle Effective Way To Help Your Child Learn Empathy
If there's one thing MamaBear hates regarding her fellow human beans, it's how sooo many of them will never step up to the plate for their friends unless proactively asked (and sometimes, even then). Think about it. Have you ever been so distraught and so overwrought with issues and challenges that taking a long walk […]
RANT- Teach your kids…tomorrow might be too late
MamaBear is feeling pretty meh right now. People just always seem to want to take the lazy way out, y'know? Perhaps it's just that I'm the middle of my cycle. Who knows? Anywhos, I had a discussion with a good friend of mine a few days ago, and was told the following. "My son has […]
RANT – How to teach your children to take back their power
Ever wish your child was powerful beyond all imagining? Ever want your children to be able to handle everything life throws at them…and more? If so, MamaBear has the ultimate solution for them! And it's this. Teach your children that the only person she or he can rely upon (besides you)…are themselves. It will save […]
How To Cure Your Kids’ Inability To Be Alone
MamaBear will tell you…. Sometimes…having a velcro kid is really really *really* draining. But there is hope! Here's what happened to HS2. Picture, if you will, the following. HS1 and HS2 have a delightful office with the Twitter Budgies. Each has their own desk and computer. HS1, being more of a loner than HS2, loves […]
How To Compel Your Kids To Crave Fitness
Do you have lazy kids this summer? Ever wish they'd move more muscles than a mouse? Yep, me too (in the past, that is). But did you know that virtually every parent can turn the switch on within their kids to *want* better health? It's easy. Here's how. Walk the walk you talk. As a […]
RANT – Spineless, Gutless Children Grow Into Spineless, Gutless Adults
It had to happen, of course. It really did. There MamaBear was, happily deciding to take a break and read thru her feeds of uplifting stories. And what did she come across? Why so delightful you asked! It was this, from the site, Gives Me Hope: "Theres this girl who always gets bullied physically and […]
RANT – Why Permissive Parenting Will Destroy Your Child
Permissive Parenting. The term makes MamaBear as comfortable as "slow-roasted agonizing death by massive nuclear meltdowns." Honestly, I simply cannot understand how on earth any sane parent could even begin to embrace wishy-washy spineless gutless permissive parenting. First off, let's explore the definition of this blight on society. Permissive parenting is the indulgent, "no discipline" […]
101 Things Kids Can Do This Summer For Free
Do your kids have a whole summer to fritter away? If so, why on earth let them waste it by sitting around and being bored? There's a whole heap of excellent activities you can have your children enjoy (and ideally prevent them from the dreaded whine of "What can I dooooooo?" that stalks you every […]
“Man UP, Cupcake!” Why you want to teach your child to ignore useless pain
Today is Week 1, Day 3 of Camp Ling! All together now….wheeeee! And let me tell you – today began with a bang (literally!). Let MamaBear tell you what happened. Every other day, I take my clan out to the local park at around 6:20am to both: Run the mooses (moosies love bounding across acres […]
RANT – Foolish parents who never demand respect from their kids
Parenting. It's an adventure! But not one for the spineless, alas…. Which you could never tell given the huge hordes of utterly idjut-totic namby-pamby useless lumps of parents that roam this planet. I'm talking, of course, of the parents who let their kids rule their home. You know what I mean, right? The kid who […]