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Could Parents Anonymous Have Helped My Mother?

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

By Jackie Saulmon Ramirez | October 21, 2015 I have asked myself this question a thousand times: “Could Parents Anonymous have helped my mother?” My mother used to tell her friends about how bad I was. I didn’t do things … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Parents Anonymous | Tagged Abilities, Balance, change, Learned Abuse, Parents Anonymous, Patterns, Self Help, support group, work | 21 Comments

Labor Day – First Monday in September

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

Labor Day is the first Monday in September and celebrates the achievements of American workers and honors their contributions to the country as a whole. To celebrate Labor Day, parents should teach children to honor and appreciate work and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday, Parenting | Tagged 3-Day Weekend, Achievement, Activities, America, Barbecue, Celebrate, child, children, Coloring, Contribution, Crafts, Employee, Employees, families, family, Government, History, Holiday, Information, Kid, kids, Labor Day, Labor Movement, Long Weekend, Picnics, Three-Day Weekend, U.S., Wearing White, work, Workers | 5 Comments

Get Children To Be Responsible For Their Room

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

The age-old problem of getting children to clean their rooms is one of the top issues discussed in Parents Anonymous Groups around the globe. By Jackie Saulmon Ramirez | May 21, 2014 There are almost as many solutions, though, as … Continue reading →

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Fun By Natasha: Bucket List Rewards

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

By Jackie Saulmon Ramirez | May 7, 2014 Parents never cease to amaze me with their ingenuity and drive to bring up their children to be happy and productive adults. Natasha shared her method for choosing and earning reward activities … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, How-To, Parenting | Tagged #ParentsAnonymous, Activities, Activity, Age 6 Up, Anticipation, Assign, Bucket List, Bucket List Rewards, Camping Tent, Check Off, child, children, choice, Choose, chores, co-parenting, Completes, Computer Game, Cost, Dad, daughter, Discouraged, Earn, Encouragement, Example, expensive, father, Glass Blowing, Goal Setting, Happiness, Hot Air Balloon, Hot Air Balloon Ride, Incentive, Independent, inexpensive, Jackie Saulmon Ramirez, Kindness, Look Forward, Magazine, Math, Math Practice, Mom, money, mother, Natasha, National Park, Parents Anonymous, patience, Pictures, Planning, Pocketbook, Point System, Point Value, Points, Positive Behaviors, Problem Solving Skills, Refrigerator, reward, Scrabble, Scrabble Turntable Game, self-esteem, son, Whale Watching, work, Work Independently | Leave a comment

Peer Pressure and Allowance

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

Fifteen-year-olds do not turn into crazed consumers overnight but there is hope. By Jackie Saulmon Ramirez | September 25, 2013 Recently a mother was shocked and bewildered when her son demanded she buy him the latest gadget while cursing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, How-To, Parenting | Tagged Allowance, Ask, Asking, Beg, Begging, Budget, Buying, change, child, children, Consumers, Dad, daughter, Demand, Demanding, divorce, Expenses, expensive, family, father, frustrated, frustration, Funds, Give, Giving, Jackie Saulmon Ramirez, Job, kids, Mom, money, mother, parent, Parents Anonymous, Part-Time, patience, Shopping, son, stress, Wants, work | 1 Comment

Stay-At-Home Guilt

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

Are you a working parent or a stay-at-home parent? By Jackie Saulmon Ramirez | September 19, 2013 Over the years Mr. Ramirez and I have revisited my being a stay-at-home mom and whether or not it was a good idea. … Continue reading →

Posted in How-To, Parenting | Tagged child, child abuse, children, Dad, daughter, Diaper Bag, family, father, Guilt, Jackie Saulmon Ramirez, Jumpy, kids, mother, Nervous, Packing, parent, parenting, parents, Parents Anonymous, Schedule, Stay-at-home Dad, Stay-at-home Mom, Stay-at-home Parent, stress, Unpacking, work, Work-at-home Dad, Work-at-home Mom, Work-at-home Parent, Working Father, Working Mother, Working Parent | Leave a comment

Getting Your Needs Met in a Parents Anonymous Group

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

Going to a group can help you make positive change occur in less time by focusing your efforts and asking for what you need from group members. By Jackie Saulmon Ramirez | June 12, 2013 Having volunteered on the Helpline … Continue reading →

Posted in How-To, Parenting | Tagged #ParentsAnonymous, change, co-parenting, father, members, mother, parent, parenting, parents, Parents Anonymous, support group, work | 1 Comment

Jackie’s Long List of Chores

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

By Jackie Saulmon Ramirez | September 20, 2012 Chores teach lifelong skills and values that cannot be bought. TIPS The word ‘Chore’ can be changed to: Duty, Task, Obligation, Service, Work, Toil, Job or Responsibility. Pick a word! Simply changing … Continue reading →

Posted in How-To, Organizing, Parenting | Tagged #ParentsAnonymous, back-to-school, child, children, chore, chores, family, household, kids, learn, parent, parenting, parents, Parents Anonymous, pride, reward, self-esteem, summer, teach, values, work | 2 Comments

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Could Parents Anonymous Have Helped My Mother?

Labor Day – First Monday in September

Fun By Natasha: Bucket List Rewards

Peer Pressure and Allowance

Stay-At-Home Guilt

Getting Your Needs Met in a Parents Anonymous Group

Jackie’s Long List of Chores

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