Parenting

I am really looking forward to homeschooling our girls and I see huge benefit to thinking outside of the proverbial K-12 box, so this whole Unschooling approach has really peaked my interest.  As type-a and organized as my brain works, the creative free spirit inside of me frolics all around when it comes to different …

Something has happened in my son’s world over the course of the last year.  As a doting mother, it’s a milestone I wasn’t looking forward to. My boy has started playing out independently with his friends.  Without me!  Can you imagine? It’s such a strange feeling. The first time it happened, I was on tenterhooks waiting …

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about mindfulness and how it might benefit children, particularly adopted children. We’ve had a rough few weeks. For my adopted son, things haven’t been going so smoothly at school. Being an adopted child at a British school is difficult, and it’s even more difficult in a French school. I …

One of the most difficult aspects of being a mother for me was the complete lack of independence. My husband and I had spent 5 years together before having baby, doing precisely what we wanted, when we wanted. Have you ever wanted to go to the movies? Done. Have you ever wanted to have a …

My son turned double digits this month and that is a BIG deal. So big of a deal that I told him he could have a friend birthday party. The last time he had a friend birthday party he turned five and was still in preschool. Back then inviting his friends was simple; I gave …

My six year old, like other children of their age, are prone to feeling emotional, not knowing how to deal with it, letting it get the best of them, all translating into bad behavior. Or simply doing inappropriately, as children do from time to time, and then reacting badly to the consequences. To be honest, …

I expected many of surprises as a result of becoming a mother. Everyone attempted to warn me about how difficult things would be as I adjusted, especially because I wouldn’t be sleeping. Yet, in terms of fatigue, I had NO IDEA what to expect. I suppose it’s hard to truly process what it means to …

Babies are fascinating for a number of reasons, none more prevalent than the fact that they can’t tell us what they’re thinking. When my daughter starts to speak, I’m absolutely sure she’ll give me straight feedback on how things are at our home and what she wishes I’d done better. Like, for example,when I forgo …

Money makes the world go around. We spend it on food, clothing, entertainment, and ensuring that we have a place to live. It can also be utilized to aid others by making charitable donations or assisting a close friend or family member. How can you teach your children the value of money though at a …

Starting a relationship and starting a marriage can appear to be the most natural and easy thing in the world. You feel the attraction. Generally speaking, they enjoy one other’s company. In the honeymoon phase, not much more thought goes into it than that. Once that honeymoon phase has fizzled and life has taken over, …