Avivah's Blog

A mom asked how to handle her anger when her 3 year old didn’t listen to what she said.  She said that she felt her

A mom of a 4.5 year old and infant asked how to handle the following situation: the 4 yo was repeatedly roughly stroking the baby’s face

>> How do you keep young children who have access to crayons and markers from decorating your house?<< Keep the coloring supplies where he can’t

Yesterday dh’s back was feeling sore from having been in one position for too long, and since his regular chiropractor couldn’t see him until Monday,

When it’s been debated if it’s better for women to begin having children when they are younger or older, I’ve often heard that the advantage

Today I slept in late and ds8 came up to wake me up so I would eat breakfast with them.  I noticed a good smell in

(continued from yesterday’s post)  “How do you choose the appropriate punishment?” I used to tie myself into mental knots trying to figure out just the right

>Today my oldest (4 1/2) started whining and acting not nicely. I told her she needed to go to her room and when she was

This post is one I’ve been wanting to write for over four weeks now!  Before my 18 month old was born, a friend lent me a