Raising kind kids with parenting that empowers
Our family of six has half of our birthdays in December. And two more within about 6 to 8 weeks of Christmas.That’s a lot of celebrating! But it then causes the age-old question of how to handle birthdays around the holidays, especially if you have as many parties as us. Are you in a similar […]
Imagine that you’re in the middle of cooking dinner and the phone rings. Looking at the screen, you see it’s probably important so you put down the knife on the cutting board next to all those diced onions, wipe the tear from your eye, and say “hello”. In walks your toddler. What do you do? […]
I got a phone call this morning and I was talking about how my 2 and 4 year olds were unintentionally tag-teaming a scream-a-thon. “Why?” was the response. But all I could think is “Anyone’s guess is as good as mine. Because they have big emotions? Because they don’t know how to express themselves? Or […]
My daughter was 4 and sitting in the back seat of our van when we were driving down the road. I heard a distinct sound that I won’t readily forget. In a blur, my husband pulled over as I realized she was crying and choking on a peppermint that I thought she had long finished […]
Can your job really influence how successful you are at being a peaceful or mindful parent? Research says yes. In fact, some of the latest research coming out this past year indicates that parents trying to juggle priorities in 2019 need flexibility in their workplace in order to also extend emotional flexibility in the home. […]
People cloth diaper for a number of reasons. Maybe it’s because you have a genuine concern for the environment, maybe it’s all you can afford, maybe you’re cloth diapering for health reasons, or maybe it’s just what you prefer. Regardless, traveling with cloth diapers is more of a challenge and most people opt for disposables. […]
