Heartbreaking

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jorge

Today My Daughter Broke My Heart… Little J acted out because she’s desperately trying to walk the tightrope of acceptance. It’s obvious that she acted in a way that she probably thought would earn her some cred with the “alpha” kids. While not explicitly saying it that way, she did explain her behaviour to me [...]

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Chip Off the Ol’ Block

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Jorge

Conversationality This is a very serious discussion that occurred while in a doctor’s waiting room recently… Little J: [Walks up to J with a plastic Brontosaurus in her hand and speaks in a deep, gravelly voice. She speaks purposefully, in a stilted manner.] I am a dinosaur. I can do all kinds of tricks. J: [...]

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It’s Never Too Early…

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Jorge

Twit-Her My daughter took Valentine’s Day cards to her daycare last week. She worked very hard on them with Mrs. Jorge, colouring with crayons, applying stickers, and using glitter glue to affix heart-shaped paper cut-outs to the cards. I addressed each card to one of the kids in her daycare group (lots of whom were [...]

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Fantastic

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Jorge

Abutt Face So, not too long ago I was bemoaning the fact that potty training our kiddo wasn’t going very well. Granted, the reflection that I gained from counting to ten so many times allowed me to grow as a person. We thought about reward scenarios, which also involves the flip side: punishment. Nothing horrible, [...]

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