parenting
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On being mindful
When my kids were younger, I used to randomly say, “Mindful moment,” which meant “right now, at this specific moment, are you feeling happy?” Because working with young children made me believe that happiness is our natural state of being human, feeling curious and joyful and creative, and situations might sometimes cloud that, make us… Continue reading
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The plastic storage bin is a boat.
It amuses me how everything at this age (almost 3 years) is a firm declaration. Ending with an exclamation point. “You did it! Yay! That was a great song! I’m going to ride in the boat! Oh no, lotsa water! I need a napkin! (wipe-wipe-wipe) I wiped it up!” When did we lose that certainty,… Continue reading
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Holding space
She’s been having more tantrums and showing relatively more aggression since she’s turned two (“relatively” because it’s still pretty rare, as she’s never been a very aggressive person)…When she’s overtired or gets upset for some reason, she’ll scream and cry and sometimes throw a toy or hit something—mostly inanimate objects like the wall or the… Continue reading
Three Dots at the End.... 