Unison Parenting Blog: Agreeing on What's for Dinner
Parents need to be in unison on the big stuff. They also need be in unison on the smaller stuff, like what food to eat.
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cecil2748
Nov 282 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: Melding Family Traditions
What I'm about to describe is easy to read but can be very hard to implement. When you become a couple, you become a new family. Each of...
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cecil2748
Nov 212 min read
"Diaper Days" Guest Blog: Have You Tried the Football Carry for Your Baby?
Ginny Cruz addresses the early years of childhood as a guest blogger, posting on a monthly basis. Ginny Cruz, MPA, PT, is a pediatric...
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cecil2748
Nov 162 min read
Further Insights: What do You REALLY do with the Cookie?
In my Thursday Unison Parenting blog, I brought up an advice columnist's suggestion that an annoyed restaurant guest should send a cookie...
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cecil2748
Nov 142 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: What to Do with the Cookie
This is the first of a two-part series (the other is in Further Insights) on making parenting decisions in front of your children.
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cecil2748
Nov 72 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: The Amoeba
Children don't mature in all facets of life in perfect proportions, like a gingerbread person. They might be better described as amoebas.
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cecil2748
Oct 312 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: The Gingerbread Person
Cecil uses the image of a gingerbread person to identify five areas of development for your child.
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cecil2748
Oct 251 min read
Further Insights: Behind the Scenes with the Collaborative Parenting Chapter
Collaborative Parenting was the most difficult Unison Parenting chapter to write in trying to simplify complex techniques.
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cecil2748
Oct 242 min read
"Diaper Days" Guest Blog: What to Do If Your Baby Spits Up during Tummy Time
In guest blogger Ginny Cruz' initial post, she suggests three possible actions if your baby spits up during tummy time.
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cecil2748
Oct 172 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: The Joys of Boys
Cecil gives a humorous take on what it's like to parent boys.
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cecil2748
Oct 122 min read
Further Insights: What is the Right Level of Grade Pressure?
Parents can put too much pressure on children and on teachers to raise grades. Here are ideas for how to handle academics better.
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cecil2748
Oct 102 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: Peers - Pressure or Pleasure?
Peer pressure can be negative or positive. This post offers a model to help your child deal with the negative and affirm the positive.
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cecil2748
Oct 32 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: Entrusting Your Younger Child to Other Parents
In my last post, I talked about entrusting your teen to other parents. Now I'll return to the younger days. It is practically inevitable...
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cecil2748
Sep 282 min read
Further Insights: Parenting Labels
Cecil defines four parenting styles from his book and compares these to parenting labels created by other authors and influencers.
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cecil2748
Sep 262 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: Should You Trust Other Parents with Your Teen?
Attentive parenting requires paying attention to where your teen is going, including friends' houses.
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cecil2748
Sep 112 min read
Further Insights: Kids Aren't as Different as We Think
One of the biggest questions that I get asked, after thirty-plus years in youth ministry, is how kids have changed over the years. My...
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cecil2748
Aug 272 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: Explaining Right Behavior through the Framework of Choices
It's vital to let children know that their choices matter, leading to good results or bad results.
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cecil2748
Aug 272 min read
Unison Parenting Blog: A Framework for Choices
This introductory blog post shows the fundamental concept that helps parents teach choices, rewards, and consequences.
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