I've said before how there is no such thing as a perfect parent. I've never met one and I am far from a perfect parent myself. I have plenty of moments where I think, "Hmmph, if my readers could see/hear me now!" Those moments ...
Category Archives: mindful parenting
Parenting on a Banana Peel
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. Explaining Earth Day
It's like the sex talk - best not to explain everything all at once. Bite size pieces along the way are preferable and easier to digest. Showing Our Love of the Earth All Year Long Celebrating the seasons is one way that my family celebrates the Earth all year long. In Snowshoeing in an Avalanche I described ...
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. Learning to Let Go
This question arrived recently: I'm struggling to let go of my child and allow her to become her own person. I did the natural childbirth, breastfeeding and attachment parenting thing. Now that we're so closely bonded, I'm finding it hard to separate. I know ...
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. Kids Love to Cut Hair (and what to do about it)
My daughter asked to cut her baby doll's hair. I wasn't surprised. It seemed inevitable that my kids would want to cut their baby's hair. Knowing it's inevitability steered my response. We talked for a bit about why she wanted to cut it and how she wanted it to look. Since she's a very particular kid, ...
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