Bottom line- I’ve said it before, but it deserves a recap: The principles at work here are about more than covering up, or sitting in a restroom stall while nursing your baby. They are about more than modesty or making sure everyone is comfortable. If women’s bodies weren’t already sexualized and obectified, no one would care when a baby nurses.
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Healthy Kids, Happy Parents
Now though, we face wondering which child might have the fewest health problems so we can cut him out of our insurance plan. Perhaps the hole in Carter’s ear can wait another year. Archie’s always been pretty healthy outside of his teeth. Maybe we should let them swing in the uninsured breeze and make sure the unknown baby has full coverage just in case.
Dog Pileup!
French Fry required some assistance warming up today.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Archie sings his Thanksgiving Greeting.
Children Do Well if they Can– Ross Greene
The missing piece of all these discipline systems is skill. None of them assess whether or not the children actually possess the skills they need to meet the expectations set before them. None of these reward charts actually teach problem-solving skills, emotional regulation or communication, so while they are possibly effective in the short-term, they are woefully lacking in the long term.
Parental Concerns
Possibly not my best day parenting ever, but if I believed in grades, and in lame reassurances for failed attempts, I’d give myself an A for effort.