All posts in category Parenting Psychology

What You Heard Was Not What I Meant

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Specificity is the rule.” -Author unknown, but whose hand I would love to shake. Common misunderstandings come from saying one thing, but meaning something totally different from what the other person understood. Humans have some annoying, correctable idiosyncrasies which prevent them from communicating with others. Average person will listen to four words before formulating a […]

Come to Jesus Meetings

The results are in and were a bit of a surprise to me. I asked: Is it possible to have a relationship without Come to Jesus meetings?” Results 55% said, “Yes” 9% said, “Yes, but when CTJ occurs the relationship is over.” 9% said, “No, CTJ hurt the relationship.” 27% said, “No, CTJ help the […]

Saturday Evening Post

You have two ears and one mouth for a reason.” Who was the first woman to ever tell you that? Chances are, you heard it from a woman who was trying to explain to you why you were wrong. How do I know it was a woman? When women quit listening, men stop talking. First, […]

Don’t Put That In Your Mouth

If you knew what was in it, you would not put it in your mouth.” ~Neida Graham Fact of the matter is, we do, and we eat it anyway! Want to make a healthy choice rather than a cholesterol- and calorie-laden one? I have ways of making you… My late husband, professed pasta and meat […]

Are You Qualified to Ask That?

There is never any warning as to what is going to be in the inbox. So, the question was: How do you know how many kids you should have?”