Joy Based Parenting: The Battle of Wills
I will get you to listen to me…..NO!
I will get you to wash your hair…..NO!
I will get you to eat your greens….NO!
Any of these sound familiar?
Can you see a pattern here?
The more willful I get the more I
engage my daughter’s willfulness
and the battle begins.
The battlefield can be any of the above issues and once [...]
Mother’s Day
I woke up this morning to read Scott Noelle’s reflection that Every Day is Mother’s Day! Oh, how I wished I could have read that before I set myself and my daughter up for this infamous day.
All went beautifully, in the morning, as she greeted me with gifts and appreciation for being her mom. Ahhhh, [...]

