http://www.minti.com/members/bruciegee/advice/ Most Recent Advice on Minti by bruciegee Copyright 2009 Minti en-uk bruciegee This week has seen the start of the new school year ... and for a family where 4 of us study/work in schools, and the other has to work with and visit schools on a daily basis, it's a big part of our lives! Being a parent of 3 and being school-based myself, I hear LOTS of parents on the ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/11107/school-issues-parents-taking-charge/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/11107/school-issues-parents-taking-charge/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:51:20 -0800 bruciegee Re: Disciplining 3 year oldanonymousQuestion:My son is 3 years old. I'm finding it very difficult to discipline him. He never listens to me. Neither he obeys me. He does everything the opposite way when I tell him something to. Also he does not seem to respect me or my husband. He beats us when we warn him about something. ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10925/Disciplining-1-4-yr-olds--what-WORKS/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10925/Disciplining-1-4-yr-olds--what-WORKS/ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:09:00 -0800 bruciegee I'm lovin' Minti ... the honest and open sharing, the stories: whether of funny family incidents, challenges overcome, through to earth-shatteringly devastating real-life dramas -- all the stuff that makes up life! (I'd love to see more dads represented, but that's another issue for another day!!)In the short time I've been part of the Minti community, I've seen a number ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10858/Suspected-child-abuse-Speaking-up/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10858/Suspected-child-abuse-Speaking-up/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:18:27 -0800 bruciegee This time I'm certain. This is not parenting advice. It's just a recommendation for NOT undertaking a tiling project as a family. A warning, as it were, about the dangers that may lie ahead if you do!It's also an entry in the "Aussie dad's tool shed" group, that I had to drag out in the open, because it's pretty quiet ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10857/Our-tiling-story-family-team-at-work/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10857/Our-tiling-story-family-team-at-work/ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:56:47 -0800 bruciegee OK, I'm doing it again, cutting and pasting today's "tool shed" blog entry as "advice" -- hope it's not too obvious a demonstration of my need for attention!!... but here goes...I'm a Dad with girls only -- 3 of 'em in fact!... so I guess I don't know a lot about parenting boys --(tho' possibly I may know a thing ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10837/telling-stories-and-bed-time-routines-simple-things-that-make-a-difference/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10837/telling-stories-and-bed-time-routines-simple-things-that-make-a-difference/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:08:15 -0800 bruciegee Re: sex??Asked by stellaloubserQuestion:My 7-year old boy seems suddenly to be very interested in sex!!!  Just 2 weeks ago I caught him and his friend in his (my son's) room under the blanket touching each other.  I was very shocked and told the mother of the friend what happend - she was very relaxed about it and claimed it to ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10831/Obsessed-with-SEX--or-just-curiousity--a-personal-account-of-the-differences/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10831/Obsessed-with-SEX--or-just-curiousity--a-personal-account-of-the-differences/ Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:30:49 -0800 bruciegee Re: early start?Asked by tweezasQuestion:hello my little girl is turning one soon and i was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what things i could do so my child can enjoy starting to read and things like that we read alot but she doesn't seem that interested what can i do to get her interested if there is thank ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10824/Reading-with-babies-and-toddlers-make-it-FUN--/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10824/Reading-with-babies-and-toddlers-make-it-FUN--/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:40:11 -0800 bruciegee Actually my idea is not really a new one, more a new twist on a very old one...Being a parent may be the toughest gig most of us will ever undertake. It is a long term commitment, with very high stakes, and will stretch us in ways that make most other jobs and pastimes look easy in comparison. And adding ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10816/A-novel-idea--apprentice-parenting/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10816/A-novel-idea--apprentice-parenting/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:56:22 -0800 bruciegee The following is my blog entry for my newly formed Minti "group" -- (Aussie dad's tool shed) Group is in inverted comma's, because I am the only one in there at the mo'. .. just thought I might lug this out of the shed, and heave it on to the advice section ... just in case  anybody who isn't an ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10812/Out-of-the-shed/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10812/Out-of-the-shed/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:35:01 -0800 bruciegee Our little family is of mixed cultural heritage... my lovely wife comes from a relatively pure Asian heritage, while I am a white Australian (i.e. Caucasion 'bitsa'). We met and married overseas, and have lived in both Asian and 'Western' cultures for large blocks of time... so up until a couple of years ago, when my 3 daughters were asked ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10797/Get-REAL-Mum--Dad-are-human-too/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10797/Get-REAL-Mum--Dad-are-human-too/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:22:28 -0700 bruciegee G'day Minties!  Happy New Year!I've just been reflecting on how often I can still fall into the trap of "one size fits all" with my 3 daughters, either subtly, or sometimes (cringe!!) the very obvious "your sister does this or that without whinging! Why can't you?" or a whole plethora of similar statements...  so I thought I'd write some advice ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10791/Treat-em-the-same-Treat-em-differently/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10791/Treat-em-the-same-Treat-em-differently/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:28:27 -0800 bruciegee Hi all my Minti friends!I work in a state primary school -- as a chaplain, actually -- and come across so many children who are desperately wanting a little "Dad-time"... some of the younger kids (preppies to Grade 2'ers particularly), will just want to run up and hug my leg, or hold my hand -- even when I'm still not ... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10776/Engaging-with-Dad-essential-to-healthy-development/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/10776/Engaging-with-Dad-essential-to-healthy-development/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:13:04 -0800