Tag: parenting
Discussing Disabilities With Your Kids: When to Talk About It...
We are all alike, we are all different. As a preschool teacher and currently an in-home childcare provider I have always held this mentality....
You won’t always be a baby.
It hit me a few weeks ago, snuggling with my 4.5-month-old daughter, Lyra, during one of the increasingly-rare times she lets her head rest...
Knowing Better {Prepping For Baby #2}
You know that diaper commercial where the new mom is making guests bathe in hand sanitizer and is using a nursing cover and doing...
What Teachers Really Want You to Know
As a parent, I want to know how I can best promote my child's academic success. As a teacher, I am a lot better...
Close to Home
When I was six, I convinced my little brother to join my club. For his contribution of nine dollars, he could be vice-president, while...
Potty Training Hell: Public Restrooms
Admittedly, I’m not a bodily fluids kinda girl. I’m easily grossed out and a sympathetic puker. Public restrooms are my own personal kind of...
Conscious Parenting :: Seeing Our Children as Teachers
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing...
The Morality of Procreation
When I announced my pregnancy last year, a number of people—mostly strangers—reacted to the news with a peculiar and somewhat rude question:
“Don’t you think...
Navigating Early Friendships :: Lead by Example
Early childhood friendships can be sweet and endearing, but young children are still working out a lot of social and emotional issues that need...
Some “Mom” Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way
Just the other day, while I was perusing social media, a friend who is becoming a new mom in the next few weeks asked...
I’m Obnoxious {Things I’ve Learned From My Teenage Daughter}
As a mother of a teenage girl, I have learned a lot about patience, understanding, and self-control. I am living the nightmare of middle...
My Four Parenting Truths {That Other Parents Might Not Like}
The hardest part of parenting is the other parents, myself included. But there are certain principals I live by when it comes to parenting...
Potty Training 101 :: 5 Tips to Help You Through
Potty training. We've all been through it ourselves and once we have children of our own we get to experience the side of it...
Parenting :: We All Fail Sometimes
I have a critical nature—both of myself and others. I hate it, but it's true. It's one of those things God may be working...