Dear Joyce, My 4 year old son, Daniel, was upset at me the other day and called me The Stepmom. I believe he was referring to Cinderella’s mean stepmom. Then a few days later, he called me a witch, when I asked him to do something he didn’t like (I was asking him to buckle in his car seat). I was so shocked I didn’t know what to say other…
Dear Joyce, When I heard you teaching, you mentioned special time with each of your kids in the evening. I assume you meant at bedtime. We have all three of our kids (ages, 6,4 and 2) in the same room, and they go to bed at the same time. How would you recommend having special time at night with our living situation? Madelyn Dear Madelyn, It is not as easy…
Dear Joyce, I was hoping you could help me with something. Is it normal for me to REALLY dislike being a mom? I would say for the last month I have found joy difficult when it came to mothering. I do not have a job and rarely get quiet time. Usually I handle it a lot better, but lately I even have resentment towards my kids. I know this is…
Dear Joyce, I have a child (2nd born) who exhibits temper tantrums. She will scream real loud in short bursts and will not let me help her (sometimes the screams are because she is frustrated with something – like not being able to put clothes on right, but won’t let me help her). I just walk out of the room when it’s a tantrum of disobedience to signify that that’s…
