It’s World Breastfeeding Week – So I thought I would join in the celebration by sharing some pictures of me in a few places around the world – Breastfeeding my babies. The theme of WBW is “Talk to me! Breastfeeding in 3D” So here is my attempt to talk to you about breastfeeding – from… Continue Reading
Welcome to the July Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting Philosophy This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared their parenting practices and how they fit in with their parenting purpose. Please read to the end to… Continue Reading
This post was written as a submission to the June edition of Blogging Carnival on Bilingualism hosted by Bilingual Russian and Bilingue per Gioco. The Carnival starts on June 30th. The Switch As I walk into the playroom I find my two favorite dudes and all their Playmobil dudes hanging out in a city built… Continue Reading
This is a re-post from my article at Authentic Parenting which first appeared on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Relaxation & visualization techniques dressed in play. It’s the end of a long, rainy morning; we have waited in lines and in traffic. We enter the house, damp and cold, jackets hit the floor and shoes fly.… Continue Reading
Successful Family Outings One thing we often do as a family are outings, some like our trip to the shopping center last weekend was a bit of a flop, ok it was more like please don’t make me ever do that again type of an outing. Others, like the outing to Mount Tamaro the very… Continue Reading
Rewind. Recharge, Refocus. One peaceful strategy to avoid a tantrum. Most days our house wakes up to smiles and cuddles. Other times it all goes well until the one and only beloved “stripy” T-shirt turns out not to be dry thus throwing a wrench into one pre-schoolers’ plans. A grumpy growl face then instigates the… Continue Reading
*This article was also featured at at Authentic Parenting* I strive to serve healthy yet yummy and appealing meals everyday. The goal being to not to create kitchen master pieces worthy of Top Chef (what an awesome show) but rather to capitalize on my children’ s adventurous nature and allow them a chance to explore… Continue Reading
I love you. I overheard someone say today “if the love is there, they will know it, there is no need to say it” and it got me thinking, is there a need to say it? At what age to children realize that the love is there no matter what we say? What about other… Continue Reading
All I want is to create a sense of cooperation and enjoyment for a task that is not regarded as fun . Continue Reading
I want my kids to be happy. I want to be happy. Not super, the best or perfect Continue Reading