Comments on: Always Mean What You Say: The HOW of Parenting With Authority (a summer re-run)

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Kids & Tech: What We Do and Why We Mostly Don’t - Catholic All Year — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:22:30 +0000

[…] looked back. I never, ever hand my phone to my babies, toddlers, or kids. Ever. (It’s a standard, Always Mean What You Say, “not for babies” situation.) They have limited community-only access to TV and video games, […]

By: How We Enjoy Going To Church With Our Small Children – Homefaring

How We Enjoy Going To Church With Our Small Children – Homefaring — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:45:34 +0000

[…] You need to practice these things at home, not just for an hour a week on a Sunday morning. They will make your children more pleasant to be around generally. If you need help with this, then Kendra can tell you how to always mean what you say. […]

By: Kendra

Kendra — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 03:57:46 +0000

In reply to Kathleen Hudson. Check your email. :)

By: Kathleen Hudson

Kathleen Hudson — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:21:01 +0000

In reply to Kendra. Always mean what you say. I have the others, and I'd love to have that to match.

By: Kendra

Kendra — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:16:37 +0000

In reply to Kathleen Hudson.

Which saying? I’ve got a bunch of sayings here, not necessarily from this post though. https://catholicallyear.com/?s=Rules

By: Kathleen Hudson

Kathleen Hudson — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:04:56 +0000

Hi, Kendra- my kids and I really need reminders of this. Have you made this saying into a printable yet?

By: Kendra

Kendra — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:06:51 +0000

In reply to Marina. We start once it seems like they can understand, for some kids that’s as early as ten or eleven months, for some kids it’s more like eighteen. I’ve got a few posts that might be of interest. Babies and Discipline: When, Where, and How Much? How to be the Boss of a One Year Old So, Your Toddler is Terrible in Mass . . . But the gist of all that is, yes, I think you can get your young toddler to behave to a reasonable level in Mass. our first goal is teaching them to whisper. Because I haven’t yet managed to get myself to not talk at all during Mass, but I do manage to not bellow, which goes over better.

By: Marina

Marina — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:22:41 +0000

Hi Kendra! I am new to you blog. I am really liking it so far. I am a new mother. I have a 15 months old daughter. I was wondering, when do you start to apply Always Mean What You Say with a baby? Do you start when they are one or two or, perhaps, when they already understand certain things.

Also wanted to ask, my 15 months old daughter is very noisy during mass and can not stay still. How would you approach a situation like this? If I force her to stay still she will have a meltdown and will disrupt mass. She is a very intelligent and full of energy, and already talks and understands many things. I think she is ready for Always Mean What You Say but wanted to hear when do you start implementing it with your children.

By: Kendra

Kendra — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:41:28 +0000

In reply to Maggie. Thanks Maggie!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:37:52 +0000

I have sent maybe a dozen mom friends to this blog post over the years since I stumbled upon it, because it is the best parenting book I’ve ever read. I’ve noted a general… fear? ignorance? about parenting with authority, but it really has made a difference in our family. Other people notice that we’re more peaceful and our kids are more apt to listen! Just returning here this morning to say thank you!