Category Archives: modern parenting

Giving the Gift of Less at Christmas

Written by Roz Heintzman of www.echoage.com I'd like to share two Christmas Shopping Parables: Parable 1 Jimmy loves to play with blocks and Lego, but after seeing the ads for the $150.00 Roboraptor he pleads with his Mom to buy it. Being the 'hot' toy of the season, she spends two weeks searching and finally ends ...

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Snowshoeing in an Avalanche

I buck tradition. Traditions are often laden with expectation rather than real resonance for me. It wasn't long ago that I'd breeze through December with nary a thought about the holidays. Sure, I was bombarded by Christmas noise everywhere, but this didn't create panic or a mountainous ...

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. . . and everything changes

Having a baby changes everything. Even your politics, says the National Science Foundation. Apparently moms become more left-leaning while dads tend more to the right. As if there weren't enough built in to the parenting structure to illuminate our differences? Remember those post-baby days when you swore ...

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Dear Village,

In The Myth of the Perfect Parent, I encouraged readers to start rebuilding the "parenting village". Why? Our kids benefit when we pull from our resources (books, friends, parents, teachers, parenting websites), rather than isolate ourselves in fear  and guilt. One reader took on the challenge and is requesting your help: Even if your ...

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