[RealLifeMama]

This mom is speaking at the Sally Clarkson conference this year. I have read her blog from time to time over the past year. I want to point out that she is just a person, and the women living well site is just her blog, where she shares what she is currently doing in her home and what is on her heart then. The link in the post above was over a year ago. Think of how much we can change as moms in a year. Think of moms here that started posting a year ago with a 10 month old saying "my 10 month old never obeys me...she is so defiant! I tell her not to climb up the oven door and take her away and she just goes right back to it again! Then, she looks back at me to see if I am watching before she goes and does it again! if I don't punish her, how will she learn? " Oh, yeah, that post was by me on GCM what was actually years ago (three boards ago?) , but seems like yesterday. I hope that no one here would see that post and say "That RLM, she has such a punitive mindset! "

I think that if you want to committ to gentleness and listen to discussion videos on Sally's book, then that sounds great. You should be able to listen and take what you want and leave the rest. I know that Ministry of Motherhood does not have punitive stuff in it.