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HAVE I NOT TAUGHT YOU ANYTHING?

There are some days when I think to myself ‘has nothing I’ve said to my kids sunk in? Have I not taught them anything?’ That was me yesterday. My eldest boy had been accused on ‘inappropriate behaviour’; and when we got to the bottom of what happened all I could say “really? You thought that [...]

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CALCULATED RISK OR EXPERIMENTAL RISK?

My eldest son A just recently turned 9. For me 9 is a milestone age. We’re half way to raising this little boy into being an adult. A is number 2 in our family. He has an older sister J who is 11. And even though this isn’t the done thing, I did compare the [...]

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THE ‘ME’ STRATEGIES – PART 3

The Me Strategies Part 1 The Me Strategies Part 2 “Muuum! Have you done the points yet?” That could any one of my children screaming at me. I think I need to change one of the behaviours on the list to ‘don’t nag mum about points’. Good. And for that you will get a point [...]

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THE ‘ME’ STRATEGIES PART 2

The ‘Me’ Strategies Part 1 So this box I’ve just opened up is extensive. A little daunting and I realize that I need about an hour just to go over everything and really understand the purpose of all of this. Now that sounds like hard work. And it is. But let’s face it, if you [...]

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THE ‘ME’ STRATEGIES

Do you nag your kids? Is there one thing that your kid does every single day that drives you berko? And it doesn’t matter how many times a day you say it they don’t listen!! That was me. Across four kids. Okay my youngest is only 2 so you can forgive his indiscretions. So that [...]

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