Avant Parenting Archives
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Avant! Welcome to my parenting blog archives
As you can see by the dates below, this blog is no longer being updated. However, there’s lots of good stuff here, much of it as true now as when it was written. Please feel free to browse, or follow these links: One last piece of parenting advice: Enjoy today even if it’s a rough…
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Grey minivan people
Is there anything better in California than a day like today? My sister told me that they were coming to visit (from the East Bay) and that they were planning to go to the beach for low tide. I like an excuse to get me to the beach. Perhaps it’s not this way for your…
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All I Want is a Good Night's Sleep
Right now, as I type, my daughter is awake in the living room. She has made a nest on the couch and she is reading a Franklin book. No matter that she could be reading something more…well…elevated. She likes Franklin right now. It is exactly 38 minutes after her bedtime. Her father is out for…
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They really do grow up…
I’ve been noticing lately that our family has left a whole era behind: the era of the little kid. Yesterday I took my daughter to a wonderful workshop at WaxWorks West. My old friend from my pre-mom years, Daniella Woolf, is a wonderful artist who does encaustic and started a studio with her friends Judy…
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For me, it was an easy choice, but hard work
My mother (Mary N. Wessling, who’s a medical researcher) pointed me to this article in MedPage Today: Are Physicians Too Quick to Medicate ADHD? The article posits whether family physicians are prescribing ADHD drugs at a too high rate to kids they see, without referring them to a qualified mental health professional. Clearly, this is…
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Think there's a problem with your child's school? Think independent!
Lots of parents go for the school in their neighborhood and have positive experiences. Neighborhood schools serve many children well, and we are lucky that in our area we have so many dedicated educators who are not letting our state’s foibles discourage their teaching. However, sometimes the local school doesn’t work out. Perhaps your child…