Do Scientologists Have Rules Governing Birth & Pregnancy?
What are the rules that Scientologists follow regarding childbirth? Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]
Children Have an Abundance of Love
Daily Amazement, General Information, QuotesLast night, before bed, my daughter (3) turned to me and said: “Daddy – I really love you. You’re my favorite boy. And mommy is my favorite mommy of all, and Denali is my favorite brother of all and Claudi is my favorite sister of all.” You know, I’ve put a concerted effort, in these [...]
Personal Integrity in Parenting: When to Take Others “Helpful Advice”
ParentingAs a mom, I sometimes have a tendency to second guess the decisions I make about how I’m raising my kids. Especially when I’m confronted with another’s parenting choice. When you’re expecting your first (or second or third child), you can be faced with all sorts of choices: Am I going to have a natural [...]
Directing a Child’s Attention
General Information, Parenting, QuotesOne of the skills just about any parent gets to know pretty fast, especially in dealing with toddlers, is the art of directing attention. Take an instance where the kids are insisting they don’t need jackets, don’t need boots, and can just do as they please. With my kids, I’ve learned that if I want [...]
One of the Worst Things You Can Do as a Parent
Parenting, QuotesHave you ever seen (or been) one of those parents that is constantly berating their toddler-age child for not instantly and innately knowing the exact right thing to do in any social situation? “No – don’t stand there, stand there, and don’t give me that, and make sure you say exactly what you want to the [...]
Breastfeeding Calendar Cover Girl – Take Two
Babies, Daily Amazement, General InformationIn responding to folks on our Google+ page and Facebook pages regarding breastfeeding, I just realized that I neglected to mention that for a second time, my wife was selected as a cover girl for the IBFAN Breastfeeding Calendar, this time for their 2013 calendar. She had made it on the cover of the 2011 [...]
Saving a Marriage and a Family with a Book from a Library
Parenting, Pregnancy2008 was a difficult year for us: our marriage was suffering; our children were unhappy; our finances were a mess. We had truly hit rock bottom and nothing seemed to help. Then, one day, my husband found out an interesting Tone Scale chart on the Internet. He clicked on it and discovered Dianetics – The [...]
Traveling with Children on the Train
ParentingOne of the many things I have in common with my kids, is that I love riding on trains. So, in case you don’t feel like reading the whole article below, I’ll summarize in a sentence for my American readers what most of my European readers already know: Doing long-distance trips with kids is awesome [...]
Video: Scientology and Raising Children
Parenting, VideosI’ve posted a number of other articles & videos to attempt to summarize my views on applying Scientology as a parent, but this video – recently posted on the Church of Scientology Youtube Channel, summarizes best some of the most key points. If you’re interested in how Scientologists approach parenting, the above video is worth [...]
Quote of the Day: A Child’s Right to Self-Determinism
ParentingThis is one piece of Scientology that I try to apply as best I can – and it’s a constantly-changing game as the kids get older – trying to preserve their own self-determinism. The quote above, from L. Ron Hubbard’s article in the Children course: “A child has a right to his self-determinism. You say [...]
Dealing with Toddler Grief & Loss – Use of Assists
Parenting, VideosThere’s one thing any parent hates seeing, and that’s to see their child genuinely grieving about something. It’s one thing when it’s relatively petty like “Sammy won’t let me play with that toy,” but quite another thing when it’s having to watch their yearlong friend go away for good. So, of course, I did [...]