Category Archive for 'Parenting/Discipline'

The Dr. Beth Show. - with 1Smartmom

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

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What Are Your Kids Going To See At The Movies?… Now You Can Know.

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

A friend of mine, Kelly (from Journey’s With Kelly), has been telling me about a website from Focus on The Family which reviews movies, t.v., music, and video games. While I have not taught my 6 year old how to even turn on the t.v. (thus ensuring I am always in control of [...]

Super-Sized Kids.

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Last week I picked up a Time Magazine titled “Our Super-sized Kids”. Nearly the whole magazine is about how fat our kids are, what the demographics are, genetics, etc. Being a mom who struggles with my weight, and having parents who have always struggled with theirs, I am of course always concerned about watching how [...]

For The Single Mom, and her Children.

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Today more than 40% of moms are raising children on their own. While I could talk about the hard things that single mom’s go through ( from a LITTLE bit of personal experience) This is not a post about the hardships of single parent-hood. This is to encourage any single moms out there who worry [...]

Recommended for Your Little Princess or Prince

Monday, March 17th, 2008

During my mom’s groups last week we began discussing teaching our children about self-image, purity, and God’s love and purpose for them. Through our discussion, we each shared some really great books to help introduce our little princesses and princes to these great qualities.
The Book I most recommend:
Every little girl dreams of [...]

No Cold Medicine For Your Children… What’s A Mom To Do??

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

If you watch the news at all, I am sure you have heard about the potential serious and fatal dangers of giving infants and toddlers cold medicines. This made me very nervous.
The government issued its strongest warning Thursday about the dangers of giving cough and cold medicines to infants, urging parents to stop giving [...]

Back To The Basics

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

I have found myself in the eternal battle between mother and toddler. If I say the color of a tomato is red, she says it is purple. I know better, yet somehow I have found myself sucked into this vortex of toddler world… “uh-uh”, “uh-huh”, “No, it’s not”, “Yes, it is”…Does anyone know what we [...]

Evaluating Our Priorities

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Today I would like to share an excerpt from Lisa Welchel’s book “Creative Correction”. This piece really struck something in me, I hope it does with you as well.
“When it comes to having misplaced priorities, I’m definitely guilty! Much of the time, my goal in parenting is simply to have well behaved children [...]

Reading Time… Not Just For The Kids

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Today I am going to take my daughter to “Reading Time”. Realizing, as I said on Friday, that I need to spend more time with her, this is one activity I can do which is free and fun for both of us. If you are a new mom you may not [...]

Quality Time Can Sometimes Be Better Than Time-Out

Friday, November 9th, 2007

This week as I was struggling with my toddler, and having some serious behavior issues I was reminded of a very important tip that I have forgotten: Spending time with your child can hep alleviate behavior issues.
So many times we get busy doing, and going that our children are just another thing to be managed [...]