tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189220758768300295.post964655686952786489..comments2024-03-27T17:27:42.775+10:00Comments on Aunt Annie's Childcare: So what's this thing called parenthood, anyway?Aunt Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799746597313773030noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189220758768300295.post-42522108358691349172016-12-04T15:41:08.657+10:002016-12-04T15:41:08.657+10:00love your work, wish you had carried on
Childcare...love your work, wish you had carried on<br /><br /><a href="http://childcareinoz.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow">Childcare blog</a> Chilcareinozhttp://childcareinoz.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189220758768300295.post-48054250050667215052013-02-20T15:43:39.211+10:002013-02-20T15:43:39.211+10:00Thanks, H! I am on the North Coast of NSW, but hav...Thanks, H! I am on the North Coast of NSW, but have many friends in Melbourne.Aunt Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799746597313773030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189220758768300295.post-81136552185162947852013-02-20T13:53:51.659+10:002013-02-20T13:53:51.659+10:00I'm so glad to have stumbled across your blog ...I'm so glad to have stumbled across your blog aswell as Janet Lansbury's. My daughter is 17 months old and what I have learnt so far from the RIE approach to parenting has been nothing short of enlightening. I feel much more confident as we approach the challenges of the toddler years & beyond! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do! PS Are you based in Melbourne by any chance?Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189220758768300295.post-5143802348841710272010-12-16T17:06:41.722+10:002010-12-16T17:06:41.722+10:00Thanks PJ- now, who wants to be the first follower...Thanks PJ- now, who wants to be the first follower? lol And what would you like me to talk about?Aunt Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799746597313773030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189220758768300295.post-143024017892744132010-12-16T16:43:43.741+10:002010-12-16T16:43:43.741+10:00Mary Poppins online! Super!!!!! xxxxxMary Poppins online! Super!!!!! xxxxxplain jane stylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584033284808900250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189220758768300295.post-38096768427993603942010-12-16T16:40:17.038+10:002010-12-16T16:40:17.038+10:00Well, there's a perfect example of labelling t...Well, there's a perfect example of labelling the child instead of the behaviour, based on one's own perspective only. Not helpful, and not conducive to the child continuing to listen to the parent's messages. <br /><br />We are indeed slaves to our own parenting, until we open our eyes and realise that there are alternatives. Unfortunately by the time some parents realise this, it's too late and the child has tuned out; who wants to listen to negative, critical messages all the time? No normal person- and children are little people.Aunt Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799746597313773030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189220758768300295.post-81528547126627475982010-12-16T16:11:26.716+10:002010-12-16T16:11:26.716+10:00As it happens, I was in town watching a very young...As it happens, I was in town watching a very young mother with her two daughters. Hayley must have been four and Ella must have been two and a half - Mum wasn't a whole lot older. They were waiting for a taxi. I watched for around half an hour. Given that the kids had absolutely nothing to do or think about, they were amazingly well-behaved, but every time they stirred or said a word, Mum snapped at them and told them how naughty they were. They both looked terribly hurt every time - they hadn't yet worked out that "you are naughty" is grown-up-speak for "I am tired". At one time she told them that this was the naughtiest she'd ever seen them. I caught both the girls' eyes at different times, and smiled at them. They smiled back - but Mum saw it once and scolded the child in question, telling her that if she smiled I was going to steal her and do nasty things to her. How do you deal with parenting like that? Sooner or later, the kids are going to reckon that if they get called naughty when they're being good, they might as well *really* be naughty. And what's the chances that Mum was treated like that as a child, and they will grow up thinking it's the normal way to raise kids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com