Comments on: ‘You’re A Good Mom:’ Author Dishes On Youth Sports and Avoiding the Volunteer ‘Sucker Lists’ http://www.wickedlocalparents.com/picketfencepost/2008/05/14/youre-a-good-mom-author-dishes-on-avoiding-the-volunteer-sucker-lists-and-youth-sports/ Peek behind the picket fences . . . where over-caffeinating is a competitive sport and parenting is distinctly imperfect. Mon, 1 Dec 2008 22:50:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kathy Sena http://www.wickedlocalparents.com/picketfencepost/2008/05/14/youre-a-good-mom-author-dishes-on-avoiding-the-volunteer-sucker-lists-and-youth-sports/#comment-47 Kathy Sena Thu, 15 May 2008 06:06:37 +0000 http://www.wickedlocalparents.com/picketfencepost/?p=41#comment-47 I love how Jen finds the middle ground and doesn't feel guilty about it! Her philosophy makes so much sense to me. Thanks to her, I've become more picky about which things I volunteer for, and it has made for a happier mom and family. And the stuff I do volunteer for I really enjoy. Definitely a good change to make. Kathy I love how Jen finds the middle ground and doesn’t feel guilty about it! Her philosophy makes so much sense to me. Thanks to her, I’ve become more picky about which things I volunteer for, and it has made for a happier mom and family. And the stuff I do volunteer for I really enjoy. Definitely a good change to make.

Kathy

]]> By: Caroline Gaibel @ easierparentingmiddleschool.com http://www.wickedlocalparents.com/picketfencepost/2008/05/14/youre-a-good-mom-author-dishes-on-avoiding-the-volunteer-sucker-lists-and-youth-sports/#comment-31 Caroline Gaibel @ easierparentingmiddleschool.com Wed, 14 May 2008 17:08:56 +0000 http://www.wickedlocalparents.com/picketfencepost/?p=41#comment-31 What with parenting 4 kids between the ages of 9-19 and another foster child on the way, I have seen how my parenting style has changed over the years. I grew up in an overly organised household where all initiative and involvement was dominated by the parents which left the kids feeling irrelevant. I am now a believer in "Less equals more" where the child will benefit from less parental scheduling and control, and more of his/her own determination to find his own way to success. What with parenting 4 kids between the ages of 9-19 and another foster child on the way, I have seen how my parenting style has changed over the years. I grew up in an overly organised household where all initiative and involvement was dominated by the parents which left the kids feeling irrelevant. I am now a believer in “Less equals more” where the child will benefit from less parental scheduling and control, and more of his/her own determination to find his own way to success.

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