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Is Montessori too Unstructured for Today’s World?

In my deliberations about homeschool, I received some feedback on a Facebook post about using a Montessori Curriculm (which tends to be less structured than traditional schooling and lets the child lead the teaching by their current interests) to teach my boys.

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Fear-Based Parenting: When Fear Is Used To Control Children

Fear-Based Parenting: When Fear Is Used To Control Children

Fear-based parenting can be harmful to your child’s physical health and mental well-being. Learn 3 alternatives to spanking, screaming, and dictatorship.

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Are You Raising a Willful Child?

Are You Raising a Willful Child?

This is one topic that gets a LOT of controversy.  The willful child.  The medical field even has a disorder name for it … Oppositional Defiant Disorder. But what if I told you it was GOOD not bad to raise willful children?  Would that qualify me for admission to a mental institution? Well, I’m going [...]

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Should You Keep Your Kid Out of Kindergarten?

Should You Keep Your Kid Out of Kindergarten?

Should you delay kindergarten for your child?

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Lord of the Flies: The Next Generation

Lord of the Flies: The Next Generation

How do you teach a child about the deeper meaning of life in just 60 Seconds using only a fly swatter? Read this post to find out.

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Lord of the Flies: One SAHM’s War Against Wings

Lord of the Flies: One SAHM’s War Against Wings

One SAHM’s battle against flies and the 60 Second lessons she was able to teach her kids about these wing-ed creatures.

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How to Build Self-Esteem in Your Kids: Part 5

How to Build Self-Esteem in Your Kids: Part 5

“I CAN is 100 times more important than IQ” Book Smarts Aren’t the Only Way to Measure Intelligence One of the major flaws in our public education system today (at least in my humble opinion) is the focus on standardized test scores.  A child’s level of intelligence is NOT determined by how well or how [...]

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How to Build Self-Esteem in Your Kids: Part 3

How to Build Self-Esteem in Your Kids: Part 3

Discover the second step to improving self esteem in your kids in this parenting series of parenting positive.

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How to Build Self-Esteem in Your Kids: Part 2

How to Build Self-Esteem in Your Kids: Part 2

“You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.” The First Step In Building Self-Esteem in Your Kids: Laying the Foundation Do you know how the Great Wall of China was built?  One brick at a time.  Yep, this enormous [...]

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Positive Parenting Recommends: Inspirational Children’s Book “How Big is God”

Positive Parenting Recommends: Inspirational Children’s Book “How Big is God”

How do you explain God to a young child? Find out in this inspirational children’s book, “How Big is God?”

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