Attention! Attention!
All you Moms out there who are in need of a little support, I invite you to check out MOPS. They explain it quite well on their own:
MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. MOPS International exists to meet the needs of every mom – urban, suburban and rural moms, stay-at-home and working moms, teen, single and married moms – moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be! MOPS recognizes that the years from infancy through kindergarten are foundational in a mother-child relationship and are filled with unique needs.
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Clinical psychologists, authors, and talk-radio hosts, Drs. Henry Cloud and James Townsend spoke recently about Supernanny. Some of you may know them from their bestselling book, Boundaries, or one of its many spin offs (e.g. Boundaries with Kids.) I first heard them a few years back on their New Life Live call-in radio program, and have a fair amount of respect for their approach.
The two speak favorably about our Supernanny and her techniques, in particular the famous “naughty spot.” Though they echo Jo by adding that too many warnings significantly undermine the technique.

When done correctly, I believe putting a child …read more