Entries Tagged as 'discipline'

On Love and Discipline

January 11th, 2010 1 Comment

Do you recall being spanked as a child?  My mother claims we were never spanked, but a haze of nostalgia must cloud her memory.
Cut to my grandparents’ log cabin during extended-family vacation, when after-dinner rough-housing pushed my father to his limit. Typically loving and silly, my father roared like a grizzly when angered, thundering upstairs [...]

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Toddler War

December 17th, 2009 No Comments

At a loss what to get the children in your life this holiday season?
Try the latest toy craze— Zhu Zhu pets, fuzzy electronic hamsters that mimic the intelligent responses of live animals. Said hamsters love to play and explore the house, making 40 different noises, purring when you stroke them.
My 4-year-old periodically asks [...]

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