Posts by Boundless Parent

No more chores

There is this quote being shared by many parenting advice sites on social media with large followings. It’s attributed to John Delony and goes: “Parents,[…]

Consequences are not given

My 10-year-old kid leaves the lights on. I keep reminding him to turn them off. He still keeps leaving them on. What to do? The[…]

Crossing the line

We all have an invisible line of acceptance, in our minds, that separates acceptable behaviors of others above the line from unacceptable behaviors below the[…]

Beyond boundaries

It’s common relationship advice to emphasize setting healthy boundaries in order to designate a safe place for self-care. The idea is reasonable and certainly helpful[…]

But, I never said that!

“Why can’t you do this one simple thing?” I tell him. He shrugs his shoulders and says, “I dunno! Why does it matter so much?”[…]

Whose problem is it anyway?

“B, we’re sitting down for dinner,” K shouts from the dining room. My heart leaps at her voice—this blog post took longer than I thought[…]

I don’t want this shirt!

It’s 15 minutes till the school bus arrives. K, my first-grader comes to me and says: “I don’t want to wear this shirt to school!”[…]