Full Metal Slide

Posted: March 28, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

     The children have a right to question things I tell them to do or things I warn them about. It’s healthy to keep the lines of communication open and leave things up for discussion. I can try to end a line of questioning with, “Because I said so,” (after the umpteenth question I feel within my rights to say so—after all, the kiddos should trust my judgment and take my word as bond) but that is not the world we live in. When you’re a Supernanny you live in Kiddoworld. “Because I said so”? I don’t think so. Kiddos need concrete answers, and at times hard truths. Read the rest of this entry »

Did we, uh, just Onomatopoeia?!

Posted: March 19, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

I spend much of my day trying to make the kiddos laugh. Most times humor comes naturally to me, sometimes I’m hard-pressed to find the humor in a situation. Then there are days when divine intervention drops an amazing, and serially situational set of funnies my way. Read the rest of this entry »

LOL! and a LOT!

Posted: March 5, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments

During my time as a certified kiddo tamer I have been, and am, privy to laughter ranging from baby’s first giggle to (almost) full-grown, full-on guffaws from the “big kids”. Though not always delivered in the most mannerly of ways, their laughter is a delight!

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