Linda's Blog

...effective ways of getting them into the car, out of the house, to get dressed... Every couple of hours I read a post of Facebook ...

“How do I find the right words to explain ______ to my ____ -year-old?” The question comes up frequently, on parenting lists, in group...

or why what we think has no bearing on how children understand “She hates breastfeeding.” “He is fighting sleep.” “They are testi...

Ice Cream Cones by gordonramsaysubmissions What reprehensible property does ice cream have before dinner that it doesn’t have after d...

More on anti-punishment in a pro-punish world ... We live in a punishment-happy world, where people's response to everything from o...

The long-tail from childrearing in a punishment-happy world is adults who believe that whenever they make a mistake, damage anything or get...

The child is standing screaming hateful words, throwing things, biting, scratching, kicking, hitting… totally gone ‘feral,’ as a friend call...