Recent content by Emotfit

Good for you and love your "Go Team!" One of my greatest insights as a parent was realizing every parent needed what I now call an ACT or Added Care Team. Happy to have been part of yours.

Lots of good advice. Want to add that with my teenage foster children, the consequence for cover up lying - the most common - was the loss of trust. This gave me the right to decide when a child was telling the truth. The biggest lesson seemed to come when I wouldn't believe them when they were...

One of my more troubled foster children was nine years old. He did his own laundry with great skill and was proud. Started me on getting my two bio sons on track. Glad I did for both were very happy when entering college that they were the few who knew how to both cook a bit, do laundry...

Agree with much that has been said. I do think Mom is dodging her responsibly a bit. You should be the second go to person; Mom should be the first. In my not so humble opinion sex education begins with diapering and body part naming. Eyes, nose, belly button, penis or vagina. With my...

So sad and so good most kids can move beyond the hurt some well meaning adults impose. So much confusion on this issue and all related subjects. My six year old grandson was threatened with suspension for using the F--- word once. He didn't know what it meant another child had just used but...

Two problems with Zero Tolerance. Over kill (opps I might be charged) and totally ignoring age and stage. That has been a big problem with the parent advisors - and I am one. Children her age do not understand a gun is anything but a toy and have even less of an idea about killing or what...