5 gifts
Let's face it: your kid(s) has needs that you need to meet. Some are needs (little n) and some are NEEDS; honestly, at times, it can be...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Sep 1, 2017
- 6 min
Monkey see, monkey do
We’re in the middle of an epidemic. You’ve heard it before, and I think you’ll hear it many more times: our kids are fat. Not just...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Aug 24, 2017
- 4 min
Good enough parent
I get tired of trying to meet the (probably unrealistic) expectations I create for myself. Or that my kids create for me. Or that I...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Apr 7, 2017
- 5 min
The dirty load - Chore Wars
(overheard while blatantly eavesdropping on my kids) “ I’ve already washed 6 things. You have to do the rest because you’re younger than...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Mar 31, 2017
- 3 min
Sez the dog (or Parenting lessons from our furry family members)
Sez the dog You know that there are cat people and dog people, right? I’m not sure if this is really a statement about personality so...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Mar 18, 2017
- 4 min
Ick
I have spent the last few days feeling like chewed gum spit out on the sidewalk. Just blah yuck dragged around at the whim of the shoes...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Feb 10, 2017
- 4 min
Words
One thing I've noticed: tone of voice speaks loudly. You can say the kindest words possible in a menacing tone of voice, and the words...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Feb 4, 2017
- 8 min
In or out - Shy guy
You know that child I am talking about: the one that is reserved, and cautious, taking time to observe before delving in. The one that...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Jan 21, 2017
- 4 min
Looking back ... and forward
I'd like to say it's Facebook's fault. Or maybe Mac Photos, as it cycles through a never-ending stream of our photo collection as a...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Jan 7, 2017
- 2 min
Temper taming devices
There is a secret to taming a temper that world-wide traffic controllers are already aware of. See, the use the same device/concept to...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Dec 9, 2016
- 5 min
To use or not to use: Devices for you and your kids
(Also known as : Do you actually NEED your (insert tech device here)?) The answer probably is yes, but not ALL of the time. And...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Nov 9, 2016
- 5 min
Tough Lessons - Parenting lessons from the Marines
Have you heard the expression that the Marines offer the toughest job you’ll ever love? Anyway, I think that was their slogan a long...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Oct 19, 2016
- 3 min
My yard, my rules: Love wins
“We forget that what they need is the freedom to be children, to be curious, to be sheltered from the worries of adult life - even if for...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Oct 16, 2016
- 2 min
Friend vs Parent
I think one of the hardest things for parents to understand when they are having problems with respect from their kids is that it is...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Jul 15, 2016
- 3 min
Back off, bullies
This is a redraft of a post I wrote a bit ago. Sadly, seemed opportune again, to let these thoughts fly. This is a rant. You can skip...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- May 13, 2016
- 3 min
No more sorry
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/22/opinion/granderson-criminal-kids-responsibility/index.html I have said it before: I know it’s hard to...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Apr 8, 2016
- 2 min
Saying Yes
Have you ever stopped to listen to yourself when you are spending some time with your kids? Try to really focus, next time you’re...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Mar 25, 2016
- 3 min
Keep the door open
Let me show you another way. Sometimes, the words you use (or don’t use) say everything. Sometimes the tone and the delivery give an...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Mar 17, 2016
- 2 min
Like it? Don't like it? Don't pass it on.
One of the hardest things you’ll ever do as a parent is not pass on your likes or dislikes. Can’t stand spinach? Don’t like tomatoes? ...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
- Mar 14, 2016
- 3 min
Bullies: Back off! You won't win.
A repost. I think a well-timed one. As I wrote to my friend, how did we get to this point where killing people was a way to make a...
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