Category Archives: Child Discipline

Dear Me, About Patience Part Two

Posted on September 21, 2011 by LASM

“Love is Patient.” 1Corinthians 13:4 “There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: impatience and laziness.” – Franz Kafka Dear Me, So, its 4pm Christmas Eve 1996 and the entire extended family will be descending upon your home … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Patience…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by LASM

“Love is Patient.” 1Corinthians 13:4 “You can learn many things from children;  how much patience you have, for instance.” – Franklin P. Jones Dear Me, Everyone knows that parents need patience so I ‘m not writing to you of the … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, about the secret to a successful child…

Posted on July 30, 2011 by LASM

Dear Me, So I promised to tell you the secret to bringing up a child successfully.  Today’s the day.  Mostly. More than a decade ago, when the kids were all still pretty young, I had lunch with our dear Aunt … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, about parental goals…

Posted on July 25, 2011 by LASM

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass Dear Me, Before I tell you the magic recipe for producing a successful child (psych!), let’s define what we’re shooting for (or what I now … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Raising Kids Right

Posted on July 22, 2011 by LASM

Dear Me, OK, it’s time for you and me to have “the talk” about raising the kids, because I am reaping the consequences of your actions (and inactions).  I realize that this is a tricky topic – especially in our … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About teaching the kids to say please and thank you…

Posted on June 5, 2011 by LASM

“The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.” – Fred Astaire Dear Me, Dad tells this cute story about how, when you were a toddler and picked up an object that you shouldn’t be in … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Punishing a Child’s Mistake…

Posted on April 19, 2011 by LASM

“A child is a curly dimpled lunatic.”  – Ralph Waldo Emerson Dear Me, A dear friend just told me a funny story.  Her six and four year old boys came upstairs – all proud, mind you – to show her … Continue reading →

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