http://goybparenting.com/morejo The opinions, experience, insights, mistakes and other ramblings of this alternative minded mom Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:45:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A member of a message board recently asked about boys and weapon play. It reminded me of the post on that topic I made a few years ago on my old More Jo blog: Weapon Play I was not going to allow pretend guns for my child. Never. Of course, when ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=15 It has been suggested to me that I ask for and compile testimonials about how my parenting advice over the years as helped families. If you are so inclined, please email me through or one of my other links. http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=13 I had forgotten what it's like to put your words out there on hot button issues. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of the following email: How about going for a drink? Ha ha. The ironic thing about me "defending" spanking is that even if I were a "spank 'em ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=12 I am going to be creating a newsletter for people to buy a subscription to. People who attend a seminar, a class or pay for phone coaching will automatically get one for free. I "need" questions to answer for the newsletter. I would also cherish success stories of EPP, ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=11 Q: My ex husband almost always has his girlfriend sleep over when he has the kids, who are only 8 and 10. What can I do to make him stop? A:This is a sensitive topic that requires face-to-face meeting with him. Stay calm and rational, and start by ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=10 I know most of you reading have never seen me. Until now, I've even been scarce with pictures. I've lost 50 pounds since this time last year. I did so using a combination of divorce, bankruptcy and low carb. I recently joined Weight Watchers Online (Core) to lose ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=8 I recently left a cherished internet home. Go ahead, click and visit. Gentle Christian Mothers is a great place, a tremendous resource and terrific ministry. My leaving was a culmination of several things. Ostensibly, it was over the topic of food and kids. Food is one area ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=7 On a board I frequent, we were having a discussion about being a hard ass mom. In searching for my own writing on the topic, I realized that I've never publicly written anything on the topic outside of specific AP topics. My readership (is that a word?) is comprised mostly of ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=6 On a wonderful board I frequent, I responded to a thread about a needy 2 year old. I didn't realize how crstyalized my thoughts on the subject had become. I wrote a related entry here. Some kids have a personality to where there is never enough. And when you respond with ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=5 Attachment Parenting and recent developments in understanding temperament have made a wonderful difference in parenting our children. However, these changes have not occurred without creating some challenges and issues. Over my parenting years, I’ve often read about and used terms such as “high need”, “intense”, “and spirited”. I’ve ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=4 I began my parenting journey attending LLL meetings. I read Dr. Sears. I read newer AP books as they came out. I used all the AP “tools”. I breastfed, co slept, cuddled, responded and developed a huge disdain for Ferber, Ezzo and other, more adversarial parenting ... http://goybparenting.com/morejo/?p=3