after having resigned myself to never being able to find jeans for the girls, we finally managed to find some with adjustable waistbands! At Target! […]
innocence of children
are discussions of death appropriate for young children? moreover, what young child has never seen death? is it possible or even appropriate to avoid discussing […]
personal choices
as a parent, I prefer to have my kids use crayons and colored pencils — not markers. play with simple, wooden toys. you know me. […]
First Free-Range Children Fear
One of my fears of giving Camille more independence is that she doesn’t “pay attention.” And yesterday that led us to a scary, difficult situation. […]
Free Range Kids – Part II
When we returned home from DC, my amazon package was waiting. I had to finish Percy Jackson before I dove into the Free Range Kids […]
free range kids
I haven’t (yet) read the book Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry by Lenore Skenazy, but it […]
Listen to Your Buds
On two of my other websites Kids Place Live Fans and Gooney Birds Kids, I recently posted a semi-PSA about a campaign called Listen to […]
The Stroller
Remember my post about buying a stroller for Chloe. not to play with, but to ride in? Well, last week we took it to DC […]
Too Much Play?
At the grocery store the other day, I heard a mom tell her young daughter “You play too much!” That really got me thinking…what is […]
Being a Parent
Lately on our trips to DC, Chloe has refused to go out. This refusal is difficult since the reason we go to DC, besides to […]
Indicative
I say to the girls "10 minutes." Camille responds "ok!" Chloe responds "but I have to finish… " iPhone in hand
Lemonade or Acid?
What’s your outlook on life? Do you make lemonade from lemons? I think, in general, I try to make lemonade. I try not to bemoan […]
Two Mommies
Let me first state that we are very open to same-sex couples with children. No problem at all. I came home today from a stressful […]
Kiwi Thoughts
While at the hematologist’s office on Wednesday, I picked up a copy of Kiwi Magazine to read — the office is really an oncology practice […]
To Junie B. or not to Junie B.?
Is Junie B. Jones Talking Trash?By ANNA JANE GROSSMANPublished: July 26, 2007The New York Times I guess I’m not the only one who had a […]
Illusions of Grandeur
The latest “Woman-to-Woman” column “Harm in reading romance novels?” got me thinking about illusions versus reality. (I generally find the Woman-to-woman columns to be staged […]
Tattoo Dunce
I’m incompetent at tattooing. I don’t mean real tattoos with needles. I mean the removable tattoos that the kids get as “prizes” and “gimmes”. The […]
city kids
On our walk in the woods today, the girls headed to their favorite stream. They played by if for a very long time. At one […]
crazy girl
Chloe has worn out both Camille and me. I can’t even string words together tonight. Everything I say she contradicts. She has refused to help […]