Archive for the 'Motherhood and Parenting' Category

A Democratic Family

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Welcome to MomThought.  I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com.  Today’s Momthought is A Democratic Family.

Synergy means the whole is greater then that some of its parts.  That is the power a Democratic family. 

The concept is that when you have more people helping in the process, you get better ideas.  When you make a conscious decision to be a Democratic Family, you decide to (more…)

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Children Should Have a Vote

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Welcome to MomThought. I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com. Today’s Momthought is Children Should Have a Vote.
1773 was the Boston tea party. It was the American rebellion against taxation without representation. We wanted to vote, and to have a voice in how we would be treated.

The Colonists weren’t against taxes. They understood the need for taxes for the common good and public welfare.

Today the right to vote is no longer a question. But the parent-child relationship is very similar to (more…)

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Giving Kids Human Rights

Monday, December 11th, 2006

Welcome to MomThought.  I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com.  Today’s Momthought is Giving Kids Human Rights. 

What do you get when you give kids human rights?  You get (more…)

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My Parenting Story

Friday, December 8th, 2006

Welcome to MomThought.  I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com.  Today’s Momthought is My Parenting Story. 

My parenting story began when Eden, my first child, was six months old.  Ruben and I got a job working as (more…)

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Parent as Protector

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Welcome to MomThought.  I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com.  Today’s Momthought is Parent as Protector. 

I watched a friend of mine start a fire with out matches.  He used (more…)

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Mutual Respect

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Welcome to MomThought. I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com. Today’s Momthought is Mutual Respect.

When I talk about human rights for children and not being controlling, I’m not talking about (more…)

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An Eternal Perspective

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

Welcome to MomThought. I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com. Today’s Momthought is An Eternal Perspective.

On my tisane bag this morning was the saying, “We are spiritual beings having a physical experience.” Parents know that every child is (more…)

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Fear Of Parenting

Monday, December 4th, 2006

Welcome to MomThought. I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com. Today’s Momthought is Fear of Parenting.

We all have one life to live. And as a parent you only have a few precious years with (more…)

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Children and Basic Human Rights

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Welcome to Momthought.  I’m Joan Romero at Momthought.com.  Thanks for joining me today.  Today I want to talk about children and basic human rights. 

Children are often denied basic human rights.   When was the last time (more…)

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The Butterfly Code

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Welcome to Momthought. I’m Joan Romero at Momthought.com. Thank you for joining me. Today’s Momthought is The Butterfly Code.Soon after my C-section, Ruben took all three kids to the grocery store. On the way he began to sing them a song that he was making up about butterflies. After he got home we wrote down the words and but together the music and then a video for our daughter Eden. Listen to hear what Eden has to say about the song and video below. To See the video (more…)

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