Self-Confidence
Fixing Your Drama Queen Kids When Their Self-Punishment Goes Overboard
Consequences. Annoying deserved consequences. You know, giving consequences for dippy actions is something I can completely support! For 3 out of 4 of MamaBear's kids, it works beyond perfectly. Said kid acts more idjutotic than a drunk moth testing out the heat of a nuclear flame, said kids receive appropriate consequences, and life just goes […]
How to Get Lazy Fat Overweight Kids To Exercise
Yesterday, MamaBear wrote the rather controversial post RANT – Disgustingly obese kids and their parents Part 1… and wow oh wow, her inbox was majorily unhappy indeed! Allow me too clarify my position, might I? I still do think that parents who let their children get big and fat and obese are doing a *huge* […]
RANT – Disgustingly obese kids and their parents Part 1
Morning! Today's rant is a very personal one that's near and dear to MamaBear's heart. It focuses upon disgustingly obese kids and their hugely fat parents. Now, before you get all politically correct on me and trumpet, "…Yet another case of fat-bashing by a cardio beach bunny mother who flings herself into 37 hours of […]
Pretty on the outside doesn’t mean smart on the inside!
It's always what's on the inside that's important!
Behold My New Name: “Not My Problem” Mom! (Dealing With Whining)
Sigh. Sometimes MamaBear thinks that life would be ever so much easier if Free Will was totally removed from my kids' vocabulary. Wouldn't that be a blissful paradise indeed? Instead, let's see…I could replace it with: "Do what you're supposed to do without fail so I can finally slow down the generation of grey hairs […]
One Blindingly Simple Way To Help Instill Rock-Solid Self-Confidence In Your Kids
If there's one thing MamaBear learned from her hell of being bullied as a child, it's that inner self-confidence can bravely help fend off any feelings of ickness. 'course, she discovered *that* gem in her late 20s/early 30s, so go figure. 🙂 Be that as it may, when MamaBear decided that creating Magnificent Ling Cubs […]
“My kid is being bullied but I do NOT approve of her fighting.”
From the mailbag: "Dear Mama Bear, My 11 year old is continuously coming home crying because she's being teased and hit by other kids at her school. I really worry about her self-esteem! However, I do not think fighting solves any problems, so how can I help her stop the bullying? Sincerely, Baffled in Texas" […]
Taming the Excruciatingly Painful Ghosts Of Your Past
You wanna know what one of the most challenging aspects of growing up is? Not just for your children…but you yourself as well? It's simple to name but oooooooooh so difficult to embrace. And that, of course, are the: Excruciatingly painful ghosts of your past. And MamaBear ain't just talkin' 'bout the paranormal or the […]
Easy Tip To Ensure Your Child Always Remembers How Much You Believe In Them
Wow. Today MamaBear got blindsided by Honorable Boy #2's continuing lack of self-confidence…and turned on a dime to deal with it. Here's how. It all started when Honorable Boy #2 casually left his plastic strings scattered about on the kitchen floor. Now, it's true that MamaBear was *not* born with the neatness gene (compared to […]