Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

Learning to parent, one step at a time. stepdadbydesign.wordpress.com Joined March 2017

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

6 years ago

“What is unnatural is not peer contact, but that children should have become the dominant influence on one another’s development.” - from #HoldOnToYourKids by Gordon Neufeld and @DrGaborMate

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

6 years ago

We saw BEARS today! Here's the story on today's nature venture. stepdadbydesign.wordpress.com/2019/07/09/jul… #stepdadtime #screenfreetime #MapleRidgeBC #KanakaCreek

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

6 years ago

Home with the kids this summer? I've set a mandate for myself - and my stepsons: Green before Screens. Check it out: stepdadbydesign.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/sum… #screentime #screens #screenagers #gaming #stepparenting

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

6 years ago

It is the thesis of this book that the disorder affecting the generations of young children and adolescents now heading toward adulthood is rooted in the lost orientation of children toward the nurturing adults in their lives. from #HoldOnToYourKids G. Neufeld & @DrGaborMate

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

6 years ago

The chief and most damaging of the competing attachments that undermine parenting authority and parental love is the increasing bonding of our children with their peers. from #HoldOnToYourKids by @GordonNeufeld #attachmenttheory #parentingpractices

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

7 years ago

"The secret of parenting is not in what a parent DOES but rather who the parent IS to a child." from #HoldOnToYourKids by Gordon Neufeld

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

7 years ago

"Adults who ground their parenting in a solid RELATIONSHIP with the child parent intuitively. They do not have to resort to techniques or manuals but act from understanding and #empathy." - from #HoldOnToYourKids by @NeufeldInst & @DrGaborMate

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

7 years ago

Summer rule for the boys: no #screentime of any kind before noon. Mornings are for reading and creating!

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

8 years ago

It’s the parents who respond to their children’s setbacks ... as opportunities for learning who are transmitting a #GrowthMindset to their children. These parents think setbacks are good things that should be embraced, and that setbacks should be used as a platform for learning.

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Stepdad by Design @StepdadByDesign

8 years ago

“Do you label your kids? 'This one is the artist and that one is the scientist.' Next time, remember that you’re not helping them - even though you may be praising them … Find a #growthmindset way to compliment them.” - Mindset, by Carol Dweck