Extreme Parenting: Vandalism Edition
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 13. Jun, 2009 | Comments
Sometimes advice stands on its own. You read it. You poke it. You lift its flaps and test its zippers. You give it an apprehensive sniff. You compare it to your experiences, and then move on. Maybe you add it to your mental bag of tricks, maybe you don’t.
Other times, you hear advice and [...]
A Question Twice The Size Of My Large Intestine
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 03. Jun, 2009 | Comments
And there it was. The moment. The kind of moment that, as a parent, you both long for and fear at the same time. But as an Uncle, you get utterly blindsided by its very existence. One second I’m sucking down a hot dog twice as long as my large intestine, the next I’m staring down a once in a lifetime opportunity to validate this boy’s very existence.
You Labeled Me, I Label You
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 25. Jan, 2009 | Comments
I was thinking about our daughters tonight. Danielle from the blog 6yearmed, which I eagerly follow, told another touching and poignant story about young twin sisters, one of which is dying. She changes the names when she tells her stories and the names she chose caught me off guard and made me think about my [...]
Parenting Tip #5: Explaining Consequences
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 18. Nov, 2008 | Comments
We have a time-tested routine for discipline in our household. First we administer the consequences, this is typically a timeout, and then we follow this pattern:
1. We get down at eye level with our little one.
2. We ask her to explain what she thinks earned her a timeout.
3. We praise her when she gets it [...]
Parenting Tip #4: De-fussifying a Fussy Toddler
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 18. Nov, 2008 | Comments
On Sunday, our younger daughter Savannah was thoroughly inconsolable. Now, I’d like to think that Dewdette and I are analytical people. I write software and she is a research associate for a bio-tech company. I do my best to eliminate virtual problems (bugs!). She does her best to eliminate physical problems (bugs!). Surely, SURELY between [...]
