Category: Parenting
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Mommy brain
Moms congregating in groups at parks, breastfeeding support groups, and cafes often find themselves trading stories about “Mommy brain.” You know, B.B. (before baby) you were a high-ranking partner at a law firm and now you can’t remember where you stashed your favorite nursing bra. B.B. you aced calculus and now you stare blankly at a…
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Parenting in a striving culture
What we want that traditional cultures have is something that is sitting right in front of us, waiting for us to recognize it: We want our kids to be happy, grow up healthy with strong friendships and family bonds, and live meaningful lives. But we don’t have to deny the fundamental parts of what make…
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Halloween sad-face
When raising children there are those milestones you look forward to, and then there are the ones that pass a bit more poignantly. When your children reach the teen years, it seems, you start getting more and more of those poignant ones! This year marks the official end of our family trick-or-treating. Insert sad pumpkin…
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You’re not the boss of me!
There is one phrase that kids in my part of the world inevitably seem to say—usually sometime around 6 or 7: “You’re not the boss of me!” The first time one of my children said it to me, I was a bit taken aback. At that point, most of his verbal style had come from…
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The comfortable closets we live in
We parents are drawn to trying to fulfill our own children’s needs, but everything we do to make their lives better helps advocate for the wider community. I am deeply indebted to Hoagies’, SENG, my gifted homeschooling group, Great Potential Press, my state and national advocacy groups, and probably other organizations I am forgetting to…