Tag: parenting styles
Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Workshop
Parenting workshop to learn simple relationship-building skills for parents of kids ages 2-12.
Listening, A Powerful Elixir
Putting a hippo to bed
I’m putting my 3-year-old to bed. I’m ready for lights out right when he informs me he’s a hippo. “Uh...
The Capacity for Empathy
When was the last time you needed a bandage? No, not for your kiddo. A bandage for you?
I tripped and fell walking down on...
Confessions of an Everyday Mom
I have a confession to make. I’m not a very good “special-day” parent. I’m more of an everyday mama. Sort of like the difference...
“Normal” is the Setting on Your Washer
There I was, standing with one hand covering up the automated flush sensor, just so my son could use the public toilet without fear...
Co-Sleeping and Loving It
I picked the topic of this post some time ago. Then, this morning, my daughter woke me up at 4:45. When I finally stopped...
What Type of Playground Mom Are YOU?
With eight years of playground experience under my belt, I consider myself to be a veteran playground mom. I’m no longer that fresh-faced rookie...
Teaching My Kids to Take Care of Themselves
I see you momma. You’re the one who is hovering over her kid at the park like a helicopter. You’re afraid that if you...
How Learning my Enneagram Number Changed How I Mother
So what is all the buzz with the Enneagram? The enea... .whatta? Yes, I was a little confused when everyone started asking me what...
My Kids Don’t Need a Lawn Mower!
Now that the weather is nicer and we are able to get out of the house and do things around the city I have...
Why We Let Our Kids Play Rough and Take Risks
I’m not a cool mom by really any standards. I’m a regular mom, plain as they come. I hover and helicopter far more than I...
Hello, I Am a Lawnmower Parent
Am I a terrible parent? A terrible person in general? Because I have decided, it is time to let my kids fail.
Helicopter parent is...
Don’t Be Careful: Raising Risk Takers
As a girl, doing a backflip on the trampoline was easy for me. I could see where I was going and how I would...
I Want to be a Mom of the 80s
We’ve all seen those blog posts, the ones about knowing you were a child of the 80s (or the 70s…ahem…). They wax poetic about...
Everyone Has an Opinion. Does It Really Matter?
Breast milk vs. formula
Exclusively breast fed vs. bottle fed
Cesarean birth vs. vaginal birth
Vaccinate vs. anti-vaccine
Baby wear vs. no baby wearing
Cry it out vs. not...
