The Parenting Out Loud

Siu-ding is back to celebrate my birthday! Should we invite her back more often? Let’s vote — yay or nay?

our 5-minute podcast about The Story of Us — our parent-child interactive journal 📔

Timestamps:

1:12 — The most precious thing about this journal

1:53 — How often do I use this journal

2:13 — Which topic should we choose?

2:26 — Page 86

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Update about the garage sale and my early bday celebration

We are having a sale now! Guess what the best-selling thing is? I was totally surprised!

In today’s 2-min episode, I’m reviewing a beautifully translated set of two books originally from Korea, designed to support young girls through puberty. One book focuses on understanding the body, while the other explores the emotional and psychological side of growing up.

Original Author: 孫京伊 (Sohn Kyeong-i)

Translator: 申昊鑫

Language: Traditional Chinese

Publisher: 三采文化

Chinese Title: 《9歲小女生的性教育寶典【全2冊】》

Includes:

• 身體篇（The Body）
• 心理篇（The Mind）

What's in my grocery bag this week

My half marathon (no English subtitles)

How was your weekend? Mine was a good busy: Catching up with friends I haven't met for over a year, picking up my race kit, and dealing with a little car problem.

Most bullying happens when peers are around — nearly 90% of the time. But here’s the powerful truth: if a peer steps in to support the person being bullied, the bullying usually stops within 10 seconds.

That means the people who see bullying happen have the power to stop it. Staying silent gives more power to the bully. But speaking up or stepping in helps take that power away.

If the kids witness bullying, they can say something like:

“Stop! You’re hurting them!”

Or they can simply go over, stand beside the person being bullied, and walk away together.

This can feel really hard to do alone, so try to stick with a friend or two who will support them. Being brave together makes a big difference.

I saw a thread post today.

A parent said he couldn’t control himself, so he hit his child and “it worked.” 😢 Hundreds of people agreed and they shared how they hit their kids too.

It breaks my heart 💔

Hitting a child is not discipline.

It’s VIOLENCE. It's ABUSE.

If that’s what we’re teaching… what are we really raising?

👉🏻It's okay to hurt someone when you’re upset.

👉🏻Love comes with pain.

👉🏻Grown-ups can break boundaries just because they’re bigger.

Please 🙏🏻 if you ever feel like hitting your child, pause.

Walk away. Take a breath.

And if you really need to hit something, hit a pillow, hit the wall. Hit yourself.

But don’t hit your child.

Durrant, J., & Ensom, R. (2012). Physical punishment of children: lessons from 20 years of research. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 184(12), 1373–1377. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101314