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calling in the professionals
Recently, I attended a workshop series called “Parenting the Preschooler,” which is offered by Family Child Resources and Family First Health, two great organizations in my city. It’s no secret that...
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“power struggles”
This past week, I attended another great parenting workshop offered by Family Child Resources and Family First Health, two wonderful community-oriented organizations in my city. Last month, I took a...
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playing catch-up
Every night, I sit down to write a blog post and every night something comes up, be it a teething 18-month-old, a three-year-old with disciplinary issues, a house full of laundry, a dog that has peed...
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the mean jar
I’m probably jinxing myself terribly right now, but I just have to give a shout out to Holden’s much-improved behavior in the past few weeks. I started to write a post this week about Holden’s...
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bedtime bedlam
We have a problem in the oh bother house. A big problem. A bedtime problem. It started a few months ago, but we’ve now reached Desperation Point, peaking during the week we were snowed in (god, I hate...
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to my daughter on her fourth birthday
Holden, Holden, Holden. My little (not so little?) ham, performer, comedian, fashionista, artist, American Ninja Warrior, feminist, kitchen helper, dawdler, (sometimes) sweetie. You are four years old...
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a letter to my son on his third birthday
GB, Geebs, Geebo– Well, kid, you’re three. A threenager, as they say nowadays, and boy does it show. I was rereading last year’s letter and it seems at two you were just practicing for the horror that...
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a letter to my son on his fourth birthday
GB, Geebs, Geebo– Happy Fourth Birthday, Champ. It’s been a transformational year for you in a lot of ways: moving to the three’s classroom at York Day Nursery while your sister moved on to a new...
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