That’s Totally Random #18: Stupid Common Core Memes and Videos (A Rant)
I am so sick of these common core memes and videos. Watch it: Common Core Video The person in the video is actually demonstrating a simple concept. Basic number sense. … Continue reading
Musings #32: In the Land of No, Remember to Say Yes
My favorite line in one of my favorite books is: There was no one there to tell her she couldn’t. It’s a line from Clan of the Cave Bear by … Continue reading
Musings #31: The Hurts We Hold On To (Yeah Write Non-Fiction)
The other day late in the night my six-year-old smacked her three-year old brother across the face so hard the imprint of her hand lingered for an hour even after … Continue reading
Article #12: Why Behavior Charts Haven’t Become Progressive Only More Colorful
I am not giving elementary school teachers a hard time; I am an educator myself, though the older student is my area. I know that one teacher (who is lucky … Continue reading
Article #11: Yeah, My Daughter Knows Where Her Clitoris Is And Doesn’t Say Vagina When She Means Vulva
I know someone must have cringed at the title there, and not because of its length. The thought of a toddler or kindergartener knowing certain vocabulary sends a lot … Continue reading
Musings #25: Happy Sixth Birthday to My Baby Girl
Here we are again with my annual reflection on the wonder that is you First Born. What a year! This winter you took up skiing with your dad and not … Continue reading
Musings #23: Dear Daughter (On Your First Day of Kindergarten)
Dear Sweet Pea: When I walked you to the door of the school, we were a few minutes early and I tried to slow you down. That morning you woke … Continue reading
Musings #22: Ten Things For Summer
I haven’t done a top ten in a while, so here is one people normally do back at the start of summer. It is not as if I have a … Continue reading
Article #10: Night Weaning Guidelines (Have It Your Way and Attachment Friendly)
We were having a lively difference of opinion in one of my attachment parenting groups on Facebook about Dr. Jay Gordon’s night weaning guide, “Changing Patterns in the Family Bed.” … Continue reading
That’s Totally Random #16: The Adventures of a Cardboard Box
I’ve been working on a cardboard box project for my son’s third birthday party that will be posted as a mad craft after the event next week. In the mean … Continue reading
Musings #20: Brain Games and the Tragic Forgetting of Small Children in Hot Cars
Think about all the times you’ve driven to work every day, sometimes for years, on the same route. How many times have you arrived at work or at home at … Continue reading
Musings #19: Grandmother Arrested for Leaving 13 Year Old to Watch Siblings in the Car
In Georgia (USA) on April 26 on a day where the high temperature of the day was 85 degrees F at 6:30pm in the evening, a grandmother — a retired … Continue reading
Reblog It #11: Six Things My Kids Are Allowed to Say to Adults (From The Path Less Taken Blog)
There’s a blog post out there garnering a lot of attention titled 6 Things My Kids Aren’t Allowed to Say to Adults. After seeing it come through my Facebook newsfeed … Continue reading
Musings #15: April Fools’ Day Pranks – Just Plain Mean or All In Good Fun?
Among some mom’s in a group I am a member a question came up on whether pranks on April Fool’s Day were mean or all in good fun which was … Continue reading
Reblog It #9: Month 21– I Don’t Believe in Potty Pauses
Originally posted on Diaper Free…The Other Side of the Moon:
Before someone says they’ve experienced one, and to shut my pie hole, let me explain what I mean. I…
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