Carnival of Gentle Discipline Wrap up
I wonder how many times in the past year I’ve written “oh boy, I’m a horrible blogger”? lol. Well this time it is needed because I didn’t post here last week to let you all know that the 2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline was going on! But why wasn’t it going on here, you ask? Well, I’m proud to announce that I launched a new website in honor of the carnival called Parenting Gently! This new site is a community peer support forum where parents can ask their gentle-minded questions and get answers from other parents that have wisdom to...
Read More2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline Call for Submissions!
Last year’s Carnival of Gentle Discipline was a wonderful success. Our participants posts were read widely and helped spread the word that there IS another way to parent that is non punitive. This year, let’s do it again! The 2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline will take place June 27 through July 1. How can you participate? There are lots of ways! Original Posts – Submit an original post on a Gentle Discipline topic (see below for ideas) to be posted on your blog during the week of the Carnival. This should be a well-written, unpublished piece submitted by June...
Read MoreMay Gentle Discipline Fair
Welcome to the May Gentle Discipline Fair. Learn more about the GD Fair here. Did you see a post (or write one) that should be in this list? Submit it for next month’s Fair here! Please read my disclaimers1. Ok, let’s get right to it. How to Discipline Your Child with Kindness and Respect through Logical and Natural Consequences - Deb at Living Montissori Now tells you how to teach respect through showing respect to your child. Two bloggers this month were talking about eating out with kids. This was timely in response to Better Homes and Gardens (since retracted) faux...
Read MoreGentle Discipline Index and Sunday Surf
Before I get started with some amazing reads for today’s Sunday Surf I want to make some announcements regarding the Carnival of Gentle Discipline. I talked earlier this week about how to continue the cause we started in April. So here’s the deal: Monthly Gentle Discipline Fair Last Monday of every month (except April and October – where we will have a Carnival of Gentle Discipline) You can submit your post or nominate another blogger for the Gentle Discipline Crème de la Crème Award. I will also be scouring the blogosphere for posts. There is no deadline – if...
Read MoreGetting It Wrong: What Gentle Discipline Is Not
I have a search alert set up to tell me when anyone blogs about the words “gentle discipline.” So, of course, my interest was piqued when I saw this post: Gentle Discipline, My Foot by Andrea at Rightthinker. One thing I like right off the bat1 is that she uses quotes liberally to show sarcasm in her writing. This is one of my favorite writing “tools.” So, she is an interesting read and although I disagree with her on many things I also agree with her on some2. For example, check out her article on the differences in Obstretic vs. Midwifery care. The Opposite...
Read MoreContinuing the Carnival of Gentle Discipline
Last month’s Carnival of Gentle Discipline was such a success! Our participants and readers generated so many great ideas for parenting in an unconditional and gentle manner. I’ve been thinking of ways to keep the momentum going and I’d love to hear your thoughts. I am reluctant to make it a monthly event for two reasons. 1. It is really time consuming (although we wouldn’t have to do a week-long event) and 2. I don’t want to interfere with the other Carnivals. I realize that the same pool of bloggers are also often participants in the Carnival of...
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