Did you remember to thank your server for your coffee refill last time you were out? Did someone force you to say it? Did you say please to the butcher when you asked for a pound of ground beef? Did he stare at you blankly until you said the magic word to get what you needed? Did you tell your …
Beyond normalizing breastfeeding: normalizing childhood
Have you ever hesitated to travel by air with a baby? The idea of it strikes fear into the heart of many parents. “What if the baby cries?!” You’re stuck on an airplane with hundreds of other people. What will they think? Have you ever hesitated to take a toddler to a restaurant? Making dinner every. single. night. is exhausting …
I Encourage My Child To Tell Me No
Morality is doing what’s right no matter what you’re told. Obedience is doing what you’re told no matter what’s right.
Closing the All Night Milk Buffet: A Gentle Approach to Night Weaning
Night weaning. Two little words that get thrown around in gentle parenting circles like sleep training does in their mainstream counterparts. Mamas who are nursing on demand throughout the night for one, two, three plus years are tired. Deep down tired. Tears are shed, wills are broken and sometimes we just can’t take it anymore. I’ve been there. When my …
Embrace What Is Now
Piles of dishes in the sink. A basket of laundry coated in paint, sand, and food. My child is having a huge, loud meltdown. Sometimes it is hard to find the positives when we have our own unmet needs, or our own shattered expectations.
