Category Archives: Little People

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Take My Breath Away (Or Knock the Wind Out of Me) The Difference is Resiliency A vivid childhood memory involves a bicycle and a sunny day, ingredients for a carefree summer afternoon in my hometown in Ohio.  I recall sailing down the sidewalk on my new, beloved green Schwinn bicycle. Who knew I would come […]

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It had cooled down to about 80 on the patio and Lily wanted to play “restaurant.”  She put on her skates, grabbed a tablet and pen and skated around “taking orders” from make-believe people.  Very soon I will be reminded that I am parenting strong-willed children. Me:  I think I will  stop for a cold […]

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Little People Land was interesting last week.  We thought we might be looking at some loving discipline for a few minutes when this happened: Little Person:  I am going to leave. Me:  Leave? Little Person: Yes, run away. Me:  Oh.  Well, I will miss you terribly. Little Person:  I am going anyway. Me:  That makes […]

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Do you have children in your home with few verbal boundaries?  I sympathize with you! I also have a challenge on my hands as I teach communication skills to children. A Classic Case for Teaching Communication Skills to Children I dearly loved this little girl entrusted to me by the state foster care system.  However, […]

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Young child, with anger all over her face:  I hate you! I don’t want to be here! You’re not my mom, and I hate you! Me:  I understand you are upset. Remember that if you keep going, you will end up writing an apology note. Young child:  Never! I will never write an apology note.  […]

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I began to see the wisdom in joining a parent support group after this particular conversation with my daughter: Me: We will be trimming the Christmas tree today. Won’t that be fun? Lily: Oh yes! I would love to trim the tree. Me: There are three trees. One is for you to trim because I […]

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Here is an example of how communicating with your kids can take on a life of its own.  Yesterday in the car on the way home, we had a classic conversation: Little Person:  Wow! We were so lucky to see all those gooses go to the lake yesterday…Goose? Gooses? Me:  Geese Little Person:  Yeah, a […]

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This child learned problem solving skills while he was staying at my home for a year.  Unfortunately, he tended to learn the hard way. I suggested we both take a time away for 10 minutes to think about a minor conflict of opinion we were having. Taking a breather when emotions are high is a […]

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Communication sometimes eludes us at our house. Take this conversation for example: Me: Whoa! Your pockets are very full. What treasures do you have in there today? Little Person: Nothin’. Just some jelly beans an stuff, she said as she pulled out a handful of sticky, lint covered candy. Me.  Oh my!  I think you […]

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