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Counter programming as a parenting tool can yield the wrong results

From its simplest perspective, life is a continually moving goal that is directed by the small decisions that we make daily. Granted there are some major changes that necessitate how we act or what is needed to happen, but it’s the small, seemingly mundane daily choices that make up the decision that we do. I think about that often, as well as the impact of reverse psychology in how it affects the things I say or do as a parent to our two boys.

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Lemmings, playgrounds and the popularity of being stupid

I was on the playground with some moms and we noticed a little boy who was getting attention from the other kids. This kid was running fast up to objects, like trees, the playground equipment and fences, hitting them and then falling down. After seeing this, the other kids started running into each other and the cats and dogs living together, mass toddler hysteria.

The child’s mother was then clued into the fact that her son was the one that started this. They left the playground and went into the parking lot. It was here that the 5 year old boy started to throw a tantrum. He lay down on the ground and writhed around on his back like he was doing the worm.

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Where Did You Go, Charlie Brown? is an inspiring book for PRE-K to 3

What immediately struck me about Where Did You Go, Charlie Brown? is that the author is listed at Charles Schulz on the cover. This must be a book from the Peanuts vault because he died a while ago, I thought. Once you open the book you see that this book was written by Diane Lindsey Reeves and Cheryl Shaw Barnes, while the illustrations were done by Tom Brannon. This book has the soul of Peanuts with an educational story that small children can understand and has beautiful, art that looks exactly like the preview for the movie.

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The final lap of the mystery reader tour

Thinking about the last or final time something happens can be nostalgic, scary or trigger feelings of remorse. When your children get older you make mental notes about their last this or their final that and most of them don’t matter, but some of them do.

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How to tell that your child isn’t a heartless monster

When you’re the parent to toddlers and other small people you invite all manner of other small things home too. Your tired immune system saw these microbes, virus’, protozoa and such years ago when you where their age. In the mind’s eye of your child the virus may have a funny cartoon shape, kind of like a doll that was found on the island of misfit toys. Our recent battle with these subprime particles cast doubt upon the humanity of our children. Thankfully it was restored the next day in a hidden gesture that they did weeks ago to other people.

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Moms With Apps tips for gifting and twitter party on 12/3 at 12PM ET #Ad

This post is brought to you by The Motherhood and Moms With Apps. All opinions are my own. Apps are the new gift card to children who learn from tablets. Parents want the apps to have value, not be a waste of their money and to do what the child needs to accomplish from their tablet. We’ve mentioned before about how Moms With Apps shortcuts the search criteria for parents looking for the correct app. You can search by device, age range, subject and more. But, how should you handle your app quest when it’s being used as a gift?

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What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night-one big slice of awesome

November is known for Thanksgiving, Movember and now Dinovember. This is only the second year of Dinovember. It started out with Refe & Susan Tuma placing out their child’s plastic dinosaurs around the house doing various playful or mischievous things. We first caught wind of them on their Facebook page and their first book, What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night is out now with 61 images of awesome.

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Children’s birthday party etiquette, presents and more

We just finished going through 4 children’s birthday parties over the past month. They were for kids 3-10 years old and each one had a different theme. In one facet or another they were all great, but we learned lots about how much to spend on presents, where to have the party, what to do at the party and how to RSVP that might save you some headaches.

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