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Hippy Parenting?

  • November 30, 2010 3:31 pm

I recently got accused of being a hippy parent because I don’t specify that my 2 daughters don’t have to play exclusively with girls toys amongst other things:

  • Getting them to try new things, regardless of whether I like them or not.
  • Allowing them items of an ethnic origin
  • Refusing to use smacking as a form of discipline

and the list goes on. It doesn’t seem to matter what I do I get accused of being a hippy parent; the latest 2 are using washable nappies and the fact that I tend to go to the local health shop and buy things like vanilla pods and various other things because Holly got hold of 1 ages ago and enjoyed chewing on it so have been buying them for her since.

To be honest as long as the child(ren) are happy and healthy what does it matter? The answer to this question should be nothing but because it seems odd or because it is different to the style of someone else it is criticised. News Flash everyone is different and you have to accept that regardless of whether or not you agree.

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Early pregnancy advice

  • November 9, 2010 3:57 pm

I have recently discovered that I am pregnant. I am in my seventh week an am feeling the strain of early pregnancy symptoms and seem to be spending more of my time with the toilet than anything else which is very normal at this stage. These are a couple of methods which you may find helpful.

  • Eating dry crackers or ginger biscuits in the morning.
  • Drinking lemonade or sucking on a lemon.
  • If you are feeling sick don’t hold it back it is best just to get it out your system.

I hope that these few things will help you through this difficult stage. I like to think of is as you cant have a rainbow without the rain an it will be more than worth it in the end.

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child bad behaviour advice

  • November 8, 2010 12:43 pm

Recently I have been struggling to deal with my 5 year old son’s temper tantrums. I have found that a common problem for many parents on how it is best to deal with there child’s tantrums and i have now discovered a couple of methods on dealing with his tantrums.

The most effective way of getting your child to do things which they don’t wont to do is to punish their bad behaviour by removing there privileges such as toys and not watching there favourite programs on the television,and rewarding the good behaviour so that when they do something positive they are rewarded with a special treat or getting there privileges back.

Another way to deal with tantrums is to use a naughty step or room, when your child is having an uncontrollable tantrum and you are finding it hard to control I find using the naughty step or room is the best an most effective way to control the tantrum. Once they are calm ask your child to apologise for there bad behaviour and explain to them why what they was wrong, this helps your child to understand an realise the difference between good an bad behaviour. I hope that this information and advice helps you as it has me.

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