April, it’s so great to connect with you! Drop me an email about your pysch degree; I have an idea for an article that you might want to tackle.

Thanks, April!

Problem solving equals cognitive success in children. Agree with your suggestion on sharing issues.

I absolutely love liesaboutparenting website! No joke. Definitely the honest base direct approach to raising children. I am a mother of two kids and the articles I read on this site is exactly the method I instill into my children everyday. It’s no walk in the park parenting, but is the most rewarding.

Honesty, hard work, and appreciation will help the children to adapt/cope in all walks of life!

I look forward to reading more articles about parenting and children here. As well as the chance to write articles for LAP soon. I am working toward BS in Psychology and would the opportunity to research and discuss reality.

Thanks a munch. Great reads:)

April Bradley

Thanks, Catherine! We try hard to be direct without being insulting and manage it… most of the time 🙂 And it’s so true what you say about how lying to kids is NOT protecting them. It’s just recognizing what they’re capable of absorbing and what they don’t need to hear. Simplify Parenting is a great book about this subject.

Hi, Melissa! Thanks for your comment. You bring up some valid and interesting points. Like you mention, putting away toys your child doesn’t want others to use is important. This article is talking more about how parents will rip a toy out of their child’s hand in an effort to be “nice” and share. Also, the constant monitoring for “fair play” sets kids up to expect adults to intervene. In our home, we usually let the kids work it out. I find the sharing fights escalate when the children know adults will enter the fray. It’s amazing to watch the kids work things out on their own. As for playgrounds, like you mention, I totally agree. Parental involvement in these cases is a slippery slope, isn’t it? Observe a Montessori classroom and you’ll see they have an interesting concept of community. Basically, they encourage children to resolve differences on their own and self-police (my words, not theirs) their group. Once the idea is rooted, it blossoms into respect for others and patience in waiting for their turn. Really interesting to watch it develop. Thanks for your comments and thanks for reading!