Individuals who have issues cheap tadalafil overnight like cardiovascular sickness or diabetes and kidney related issues are said to be a victim of erectile dysfunction. The pudendal nerve attaches the muscles levitra viagra price of the urogenital diaphragm to the vagina or penis and to the muscles during exercise and recovery. If you are battling with ED and feeling too embarrassed to seek help, you should try ordering online cialis no rx. With the use of electric hoists, your work is done faster and there you can try here buy cheap levitra is less risk involved.
A little while ago I came across the site Not Just Cute. Let me just say, this site has literally (and quickly) become one of my favorite sites! The first thing that actually caught my attention about this site was the header, it reads “Not Just Cute – Intentional Whole Child Development”.
Intentional Whole Child Development. Now, that is a statement I could get behind. (Funny, in a few area’s of my life the word “intention” keeps popping up, more about that later though.) Of course, that wasn’t the only thing that caught my eye, as I continued to read the articles on the site, I read one after the other and all were “ah ha” moments. As in, I was thinking, “Yes! That is the type of parent I want to be.” or “Yes! That is the type of child I want to raise.”
Here is just one quote from the site that caught my attention:
“”Success” as a parent isn’t about keeping our children from facing challenges or experiencing pain (as tempting as it is to try). It’s about being there to comfort, love, support, and — when necessary — apologize. It’s not something we track on a tally sheet of our mistakes, it’s an ongoing process of connecting and reconnecting.”
I’ve been thinking A LOT lately about the type of mom and role model I want to be and almost everything on this site reflected my thoughts and who I want to become as a parent. I am not really a believer in reward systems or bribery, I don’t believe in comparing children or putting them down in order to make them behave & I also am not a fan of spanking or time out’s. Have I used those things though? Yes. In moments of frustration I have. That isn’t what I want to be the norm though. And, truthfully, had they worked effectively, I wouldn’t have been searching for articles on how to be a better parent and I wouldn’t have come across the Not Just Cute site.
In my opinion, if all those things work so well, we wouldn’t all still be buying parenting books or tuning into the latest episode of Dr. Phil trying to figure out how to better connect with our kids. We continue to use those methods though because they are the easiest in the moment, or at least that’s why I’ve found why I revert to them. It’s lazy and easy parenting. Of course, it’s also not doing my son any favors in the long run.
I want to be parenting & teaching out of inspiration and love versus frustration and negativity. And, that is why I love the Not Just Cute site so much. It shows you amazing alternatives to all those things! Things I’ve known I should be doing, but have just gotten sidetracked from or forgotten about since my days studying education at BYU-Idaho!
In all honesty, I am now only part of the way through the book, and it already further affirms my love for this site and the information it provides. The books talks about how to teach your children to have inner discipline. Something I have had high on my list for how I want to teach Titan. I don’t just want to bribe him to be good, or force him to be good. I want him to have the inner discipline and direction to be good himself, through his own choices & actions at as early of an age as possible. Yet at the same time I want him to also understand that he is part of a family, that certain thing are expected of him & that our lives are not meant to be wasted away. I’ve seen plenty a “good” kid who doesn’t really get into trouble, but who also really isn’t accomplishing much outside of their own wants & their own little world.
Another thing that I think is awesome about the site is that Amanda is completely honest in that she tells you upfront that she is not offering a quick fix or a magic solution. What she is offering though are tips and insights into how to intentionally focus on whole child development, as opposed to just short term fixes.
I love that she says the process will be hard & it will be challenging but that once you do it for a while, what was once challenging will become easy, or at least easier & the pay off will be worth it! 🙂 Isn’t that the truth with anything though?
I am so excited to take this course and to spend some time really focusing on how we are raising and parenting Titan!
*****
About the Author of Not Just Cute & Parenting with Positive Guidance
Amanda Morgan is a proud graduate of Utah State University who holds a BA in both elementary and early childhood education and an MS in childhood development. She has a wealth of experience in classrooms ranging from preschool to sixth grade and has taught in private, public, and migrant schools. In addition, she currently teaches preschoolers and works as a consultant and trainer for a non-profit children’s organization. She enjoys teaching other teachers and parents about child development and teaching strategies.
