The giveaway is now closed, but please read the book review to learn about an awesome parenting book! I’m thrilled to be hosting a giveaway of Amy McCready’s new paperback book: If I Have to Tell You One More Time…The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids To Listen Without Nagging, Reminding, or Yelling! There will…
Category Archives: Discipline
Free Positive Parenting Solutions Webinar Tuesday, June 26!
Get Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling If you’re tired of nagging, reminding and yelling to get kids to listen – this session is for you! I’m excited to partner with Amy McCready, founder of Positive Parenting Solutions & TODAY Show contributor to offer a FREE LIVE training on Tuesday, June 26th, at…
Montessori-Inspired Peace Education Activities
Peace education is an important part of Montessori education. On Monday, I linked to lots of resources with Montessori peace education inspiration/philosophy: Montessori Inspiration for Martin Luther King Day. Today, I want to share links to peace education activities that can be used throughout the year for peace education and conflict resolution. You’ll find activities…
Grace and Courtesy Games at Home or School
Welcome to the September Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting Through Play This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared how challenging discipline situations can be met with play. Please read to the end to find a…
A Montessori Approach to Praise
This post was written for inclusion in the 2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline hosted at Parenting Gently. All week, June 27 – July 1, we will be featuring articles and posts about alternatives to punitive discipline. See the bottom of this post for more information. *** New research in the book Nurture Shock: New…
How to Manage Interruptions in Your Montessori Classroom or Homeschool
In Montessori education, it’s important that children aren’t interrupted so they can complete their work cycle and develop the ability to concentrate for longer periods of time. It’s also important that Montessori teachers and homeschool teachers are allowed to present lessons and work with children individually without unnecessary interruptions. Here are some ideas for managing…
How We Used Gentle Discipline in our Homeschool
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline! This post was selected as one of the Crème de la Crème of gentle discipline blogging! Sometimes, when people hear the words gentle discipline, they picture kids gone wild. Anyone who knows my husband (Terry), me, and our children knows that Christina and Will (now 20 and…
How to Discipline Your Child with Kindness and Respect through Logical and Natural Consequences
If we want our children to be kind and respectful, it only makes sense to treat them with kindness and respect. Logical and natural consequences do just that. While the child’s behavior still has consequences, those consequences are understandable when they’re logical consequences. Julie Jenkins Sathe, author of Enlightened Discipline, has a simple, one-minute-twenty-four-second video…
Is Spanking Necessary? My Answer from Experience is a Definitive NO
I was responsible for children’s discipline for most of 34 years—first as a preschool teacher, and then as a parent until my youngest turned 18. That experience has taught me that there is no need for spanking—ever. Before our oldest child was born, my husband, Terry, and I agreed to never spank our children. We…
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I'm Deb Chitwood. My header photo models are my children, Christina, at 1 1/2, my son, Will, at 3, and Christina again at 16. Christina is now 22, and Will is 27. Please see the About Me page for more information about my family and me. Please see the About Montessori page for information about Montessori. -
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