I talked the other day about phrases parenting psychologists often tell us to “never use.” While some of these are helpful, and others are at least worth thinking through, some are meaningless or even mistaken. Today let’s talk about a few of these phrases that amount to variations on “no.” No ______ The first phrase […]
Things Good Parents Don’t Say – part 1 (Intro & You’re Okay)
I’ve come across several articles this week about phrases that should, supposedly, be stricken from a good parent’s repertoire. The problem is, I think many of them are wrong. It is a good thing to be thoughtful about the words and phrases we use. It is a good thing to use language consciously. It isn’t […]
Do You Prefer a Pencil or a Pen? (My Favorite Pens)
An online friend asked that recently, just as a fun way to get some discussion going. I usually prefer a pen (‘though certain things — like math problems — call for pencils and I like my pencils with a nice, soft lead), but I have a few particular favorite pens, too. I thought it would […]
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