Tag: parenting
Job Description for Three-Year Old Boys: Why an APA Committee Rejected It
Adults often think they positively reinforce youngsters when they say “good job.” The psychological harm of equating positive behavior with work aside, the American Psychological Association (APA) has studied what a three-year-old boy’s job description should be. The committee charged with…
A Parent’s Christmas Dilemma: Gaslight the Children or the Yuletide Log?
Christmas is a holiday many, including myself, prepare for all year long. Between buying the gifts, decorating the house, and preparing the feast, I just get so full of suburban mom Christmas cheer! With so much going on during the…
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF NOW
My cranky fifteen year old son says, “Mom, I don’t think you’re funny.” I say, “Charles, I think you’re funny. Looking.” Charles marches off. His father says, “Charles, can I have a hug?” Charles says,”NO.” Then, he goes to his…
THE PROPHET JESSE JESUS SOCK DELIVERS THE SERMON ON THE GARBAGE HEAP TO THE 21st CENTURY LOSER CULT
My name is Jesse Jesus Sock and I’m a prophet out of my own head. God lives inside my skull. Not your skull. Only mine. “Ain’t you the dude who predicted the end of World War II ten years after…
Babies Need to Cry it Out?! … What About Parents….
Tulsa, OK—Citing her husband’s fussiness and inability to self-soothe, local mother Cindy Perkins has employed the controversial ‘cry-it-out’ method on husband Duane.