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No Worries, You’re Not Done Yet!

February 19, 2010

“We know what we are, but not what we may be.” -William Shakespeare

This line is worth looking at from two different angles. First, from our own: Just because you came from a family of screamers, doesn’t mean that you are destined to become one yourself. Just because you struggle now [...]

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The Confident Mom’s Top Ten List

January 21, 2010

Top Ten Parenting Book picks just for Moms! How can you navigate the 51,780 books on parenting found on amazon.com? Read on to learn which ones are good picks and really are useful!

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Are You Missing the Noise?

January 5, 2010

From ScreamFree Parenting – Hal Runkel
“What is a home without children? Quiet.”
Henny Youngman, British-American comedian (1906-1998)
Living with children can sometimes sound like being ringside at a three ring circus. There’s often too much going on to make sense of and sooner or later, as ringmaster, you end up cracking your whip just to [...]

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Is Screaming the New Spanking?

November 3, 2009

Last week I ran into this article that ran in the New York Times, “For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking.“ It caught my attention and made me realize the impact and seriousness of this type of reactive behavior going on in households worldwide. As a ScreamFree Living advocate and leader I know how [...]

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Is Your Pot About Ready to Boil Over?

October 30, 2009

As I was reading this morning during my “setting my attitude” time (or as some of you may call it your devotion or quiet time) I ran across this line in the book, “Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God” by Mary E. DeMuth. She writes: “As women and mothers, our lives boil over. Sometimes we pour the [...]

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