As homeschoolers, we don’t really go “back” to school—in fact, we never left—but we often end up getting caught up in the back-to-school excitement anyway. In recognition of this shared … Continue reading Back to School, Homeschool-Style
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Drowning in a sea of nonfiction, I clung to The Family Fang as I sputtered to the surface … Continue reading A Literary Life-Preserver: The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
Note: In this post, I write about talking with my daughter about “unwanted touching” and about feeling powerless in medical situations. Please proceed with care and self-compassion if either of … Continue reading Assertiveness Training for First-Graders
Breakfast at my house (on a weekday when Daddy’s already off to work): “Mommy?” “Yes?” “Mommy?” “Yes?” “Mommy?” “What is it, Sweetie?” “Mommy?” “What, Sweetie?” “Mommy?” “What do you need, … Continue reading Excuses, Excuses
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids by Lisa M. Ross My rating: 4 of 5 stars I loved this book … Continue reading Simplicity Parenting: The Book Review
I’ve mentioned before that I’m reading Kim John Payne’s Simplicity Parenting. This morning I read the chapter about Scheduling. Much of what Payne writes about scheduling in general makes sense … Continue reading Simplifying Childhood: What About Sports?
I was on the phone with my mom a couple of weeks ago. The kids were downstairs watching Wild Kratts, a PBS cartoon show we have on DVD because we … Continue reading You Are What You Read (and Watch)
When commenting on other bloggers’ posts, I often have the feeling that my comment is better suited to a post-length response on my blog than a comment on theirs. I … Continue reading Mom and Her Amorphous Job Description, or, A Blog Comment on Steroids
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival! This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to http://www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info … Continue reading Mothers Before Me
Daughter: “Mommy! We just passed a playground. Did you see?” Me: “You mean the one at McDonald’s?” Daughter: “Yes, McDonald’s. But we don’t go there because the food is bad … Continue reading Brainwashing in One Easy Step
Today’s a rainy, single-parenting, PJs-all-day, popcorn-and-frozen-pizza-for-dinner, inopportune-naptime kind of day. Blogging is not making it to the top of my priority list, but my pledge to post every day has … Continue reading Blog Break
Happy Spank Out Day! Thank you for helping to spread the word that there are gentler alternatives to spanking! And thank you to Zoie at TouchstoneZ for alerting me to … Continue reading The Great Spank Out (SpankOut Day USA 2011)
Imperfect Happiness 