Last month my parenting book of the month was a book about play. I picked it thinking it would focus on children and play. However,…
Category: Open-Ended Parenting
It was a long week for this crew. The final weeks of pregnancy are no joke. The kids both battled some sleep disruption that had…
Yay! It's my first book review! Confession: I have no idea what I'm doing. This will be fun! In case you don't want to read…
Two days ago I wrote a post about The True Measure of Success, in which I reminded myself to keep my parenting battles in perspective…
My six year old loves helping out with her little sister. One of her favorite things to do is to try to pick her up--either…
I made my child hate reading. No, seriously. This summer we practiced reading, just like we were supposed to in order to keep up her…
It has come to my attention that parenting requires staying on your toes. I don't just mean when it comes to chasing a toddler or…
It's officially the last full week of Summer. Next week, school starts. Sigh. It's no secret that I'm enjoying the lazy Summer days at home with…
TED Talk Scott Dinsmore I was watching this TED talk about how to find work you're truly passionate about. Mostly I started watching it because…
We went on a mommy/daughter date to see the movie Cinderella. It was actually a pretty good movie. I don’t really want to get…