Tag: parenting
Montessori :: Why We Chose a Child-Focused Path
We cannot create observers by saying 'observe', but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured...
When You Were Mean to My Child
I took a Literacy class in undergrad: teaching reading seems pretty straightforward, but there's an entire science and a host of theories all intertwined...
Working and Pregnant :: More Than a Maternal Risk
There was a lot about my first pregnancy I wasn't ready for. I hated the new limitations on my body, and had a hard...
Caitlyn Jenner :: No Threat to Motherhood
Motherhood is a calling
We mamas are fierce protectors of our little ones, and many of us are also protective of the right to be...
The Monster Called Childhood Depression
will come straight out and say that I battle depression. I have battled depression on and off most of my life. In sixth grade...
Toddler Phases :: No End In Sight
"Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else." -- Mister Rogers
Ahhh, the toddler years. I...
7 Ways My iPhone Helped Me Survive Early Motherhood
I've seen countless articles maligning parents' use of smartphones, blaming our beloved electronic rectangles for turning us into distracted, checked-out moms missing beautiful, priceless...
Our Duty To Be Vigilant {Preventing Sexual Abuse}
In a cold room a frail girl sits alone, her small hands resting on a frigid tabletop, her legs are shaking and her mind...
On Spanking :: Why We’re Hands Off
Good kids sometimes express their needs in bad ways. They hit, they scream, they bite, they tattle, they whine and they simply don't listen....
She Said, “Vagina”! 7 Reasons You Should Call Your Kids’...
Several years ago, my now five-year-old (she was two or three at the time) wandered into the bathroom as I was putting on make-up...
Inner Mother: Are We Born With One?
Sure, we have mammalian instincts to feed our children, protect them, and bathe them. In a truly primal world where there aren't awkward playground...
A Plea for Boyhood and Rough Play
Boys will be boys. As simple as that might sound, it is utter truth. Boys and girls are not the same: not physically, not psychologically, not...
What I Hope To Teach My Son About Beauty
Usually when I mention my husband’s ex-wife is a professional cheerleader, I’m met with empathetic groans of understanding from other women. Over time, I've...
Becoming Mom: Things I Said I’d Never Do
Before I had my son, Cash, I was a hairstylist. When you style hair for a living, you get to know you clients pretty...