Choices of Discipline and the Discipline of Choices
I believe that I am a tiger mother by nature. By tiger mother that means super strict thinking mom that is ultimately blind with the benefits of the child with little use of tact or niceties to educate them. I grew up with a tiger mom and am personally quite comfortable with this ideology however, I don't necessarily believe that it was the best. So being the introspective person I want to believe that I am, I have been forever pursuing new methods to supplement my 'tigerness" on dealing with the crazy 3 year old. Terrible 2's are interesting but crazy 3's I believe are what drive a lot of moms close to the brink of crazy-hood or back to medication they only considered right after birth. These precious beings can talk now- but it's crazy talk. You think you can understand them. However, you can't understand them. You think you know them. Yet, you don't know them at all. It's very zen if you think about it. That being said, I find my lack of pat