Category Archives: Family Safety

Addressing safety issues

• Is your child ready to use the public restroom alone?

  Is your child ready to use the public restroom independently? Laura of WaldenMommy: Life Behind the Red Front Door gives some signs that your child might be ready!  MORE

• Gentle Discipline and Safety

  A reader asks our NPN Mentors about keeping toddlers safe in dangerous situations without using to punitive measures.  MORE

• Roughhousing Safety

  A reader asks our NPN Mentors about respecting and enforcing personal boundaries while roughhousing with children.  MORE

• 4 Steps to Raising a Free-Range Family

  It is unlikely we will ever reach the point again where we rely on neighbors as a safety net; for most of us, reconstructing the village is an impossible task. What we can do is create a happy medium in which we give our children the respect and responsibility they are capable of and deserve, without fear of criminal punishment.  MORE

• Permitting Pop Culture

  Pop culture can be one of the most difficult things to help our children learn about and navigate, particularly for families which choose to opt out of mainstream circles.  MORE

• Is That Natural Consequence You are Allowing Really a Good Discipline Choice?

  Natural Consequences can be a powerful gentle parenting tool in disciplining children, but sometimes Natural Consequences prove to be too dangerous.  MORE

• Supporting Children Through Difficult Relationships

  Sometimes the relationships our children experience will not be ideal. As parents, one of the most important things we can impart to our children is how to deal with those relationships when they are imperfect. That can be a difficult challenge for many parents, when our instincts are to shield and protect our children from stress.  MORE

• Respecting Children’s Boundaries

  Recently, I went to my parents’ house to visit my extended family. It was a completely solo trip (No husband! No kids!), and I got to relax and visit with my little nephews.  I really enjoyed my time playing with them, and they seemed to enjoy hanging out with just me. When it was time to leave, I sought out my oldest …  MORE

• Preparing Teens to Care for Children

  Child care is a big enough challenge for adults. For teenagers, it can be especially difficult. However, I feel that with the right preparation, my teenagers are more qualified than most grown ups to care for my young children when I am unable to.  MORE

• Teenagers and Autonomy

  Allowing teenagers the independence to make their own choices can be frightening for many parents.  MORE

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