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Abuse Survivor Offers Tips For Alternative Punishments
By Ginny Grimsley
Esther Joseph doesn’t need to read studies or statistics to understand the problems of child abuse. She survived it.
Joseph, an advocate against corporal punishment in the home, spent her childhood alternately suffering physical abuse from her mother and emotional abuse from her father. But she doesn’t consider herself a victim.
“I’m a survivor of child abuse,” said Joseph, author of Memories of Hell, Visions of Heaven—A Story of Survival Transformation and Hope (www.unityinherited.com). “In overcoming the damage of an upbringing riddled with violence, I was adamant that I would not grow up to be an abuser, as well. I know the dangers of striking a child to discipline them and then explaining that you’re doing it for their own good and because you love them. All that does is teach the child that violence is an acceptable part of love, and as they grow up, they accept violence in their adult relationships because they’ve been taught that it’s completely normal.”
Joseph believes that discipline is important, but that it can be delivered without making violence an acceptable part of life. (more…)
Mom-stuff Updates
It’s time to get those kids ready for school.
Time for Back to School Shopping
Here is your mission if you choose to accept it. GET THE MOST FROM YOUR SCHOOL CLOTHES BUDGET. . . . keep reading
8 Great Tips To Organize Kids’ Rooms
It’s the battle cry of millions of parents: “Clean your room!” As you get ready for back to school it is a great opportunity to organize your child’s bedroom. Seasonal events like birthdays, the holidays or a new school year bring fresh impetus to the drive to get kids organized–and nowhere is the battleground more intense than in the children’s bedrooms. . . . keep reading
Back to School Artwork Books
Our Back to School idea this month is focused on saving all of our kid’s artwork that comes home from school. When my daughter started in an early education program, every week the school would send home her artwork from her lessons. She was so proud of her work that she wanted to keep it. . . . keep reading
Make Your Own Hair Bows
Make Hair bows to match your kids back to school clothes. . . . keep reading
Today I want to share a new web site with you. Check out Carrie’s site and tell me what you think.
Chockababy: a community of gushing parents and grandparents, friends, neighbors, and families. Here is your family’s new online home. I received this email this morning.
Hi Dianne!
Thanks for your contributions to moms and our need for support from each other! I am emailing you today to see if you would want to share a new website with your readers. My name is Carrie. My sister, Nicky, and I started an online, sharable baby book called chockababy.com We are two sisters who are moms (mine are 4 and 1, Nicky has 2 year old twin boys). We didn’t love the options we had for tracking our babies’ milestones and sharing updates with our families. So in the midst of motherhood and part-time jobs, we have started Chockababy (pronounced Cha-kuh-baby). We think your readers would appreciate the features of this site and the user-friendliness for super-busy moms.
Here are a few highlights: (more…)
I am a big fan of Mini’s book Declutter Fast and her great emails. If you have not heard of her before please check her out. You will be glad you did. Make sure you sign up fro her email. She gives such great information in her emails. I love to receive them. I am sharing with you one of her strategies that really works for me. I live where this time of the year we are cooped up inside, because it is sooooooooooooo hot. So this is when I deep clean my house and do home repairs. I follow Mini’s, Declutter from Scratch plan, one room at a time. There are days when I can’t use my garage but it is total worth it. This may seem like a lot of work but I think that is why it works for me. When the room is empty I clean it thoroughly, I do all repairs that are needed. When it is time to put things back I only want to move back in the things I really want.
Declutter From Scratch from Mini Tanner
A great way to declutter is to take each room – or an entire home – and start from scratch.
This is a way that works for me, that I have put into practice numerous times. It’s one of my favorite ways to declutter. (more…)
Help is on the way!!!
Mom-Stuff wants to congratulate Amber, one of our moms, on a great blog. The Wright Hair has been honored in the 50 Top Hair blogs and Articles.
The Wright Hair has the number 6 spot, and it reads;
6. The Wright Hair This mom shares her tips and ideas for styling your little ones’ hair without putting her through pain. One daughter has thin, flat hair, making this a great blog for those who struggle with a similar texture.”
Amber appreciates this recognition and is happy to help others. That is why she has her blog. (more…)
To start our journey of finger sucking I am going to start from the very beginning. When our oldest daughter was born my husband decided NO binkies were allowed. I didn’t question this decision he has a son and I figured he knew something I didn’t. At 4 months old on the very same day I pierced my daughters ears she started sucking her 2 middle fingers. At the time this was cute, adorable even. This habit was her way of soothing herself. (more…)
Today is the day!!! It’s the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day and The WIN is hosting the largest gathering of women in the history of the world to celebrate this day!
You can JOIN US ONLINE and watch the entire event live-streaming from Los Angeles, CA… for no cost at all!
Watch Deidre Hall (Days of Our Lives) Paula Fellingham (WIN Founder and CEO) Lisa Nichols (The Secret) Lauren Chapin (Father Knows Best) Tamilee Webb (Buns of Steel) and other experts…
Join mom-stuff.com by simply logging onto www.InternationalWomensDay.org and ENJOY!!!
It has always been mom-stuff.com policy to keep you, my friends informed. Read this email I recieved from a friend of mine and tell me what you think. I enough people change their settings Facebook will get the message that we don’t want them to do this.
I must have upset the powers that be in Facebook as it seems they
have banned access to my post titled:
Hmmm I wonder why… (more…)
A few months ago a new law went into effect that banned phosphates from dishwashing detergent in 17 states, is your state one of them?. It may help the environment, but it’s making it harder to get clean dishes for your family. Who wants a product that makes your life harder?
“For the last month and a half my dishes just weren’t getting clean,” Lorinda Loveridge said.
When her dishes came out with a film on them, Loveridge’s initial thought was that her dishwasher needed to be replaced.
“I think anybody would, for those of us who didn’t know what was going on, especially if you didn’t switch detergent,” she said. “What else would you think it was?”
Marilyn Albertson, with the Utah State University Cooperative Extension Office, frequently gets calls from consumers wanting to know why their dishes are suddenly so dirty.
“It has changed the way people do dishes, and it has caused frustration out there,” Albertson said. Us moms do not need any more frustrations. (more…)
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