Sharing the collective wisdom of parents who believe in trusting their instincts, embracing the moments and having fun. 7 more pleasures of parenting. Last week I wrote about a revelation I had during one of many moments my toddler tornado took to the living room.

The day starts sore, tired, waking up on the couch. I get the call at about 4am and pushing my comfort aside, I stub my way along the hallway littered with single socks, plastic bags, Halloween wrappers and a phantom cat. Means the absence of doing. Mommy is going to bring you to daycare.

Tales of a happy, chaotic little family. Zen and the Art of Toddler Discipline. I knew a re-evaluation of my discipline tactics were in order and I got to thinking about my own methods as well as my favorite go-to article on the subject.