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November 20, 2013
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Parent as Curator

    Son recently started fourth grade travel basketball. Bye, bye weekends until March. He practices Tuesday and Friday nights and plays games Saturday afternoons and evenings. In his spare time he checks scores for his fantasy basketball league, watches … Continue reading →

Categories: Big Truths, Daily Truths | Tags: activities, boys, boys sports, overschedule, parenting, sports | Permalink

December 17, 2012
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Blessed Are The Children

The few sources of comfort I found after the Newtown tragedy and ideas for healing and talking to your children. Continue reading →

Categories: Big Truths, Loving Truths | Tags: motherhood, Newton, parenting, tragedy | Permalink

March 25, 2011
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Parents R Us

  “Mom,” Son says, eating his ham, egg and cheese at the counter before school. “Did Daddy tell you the secret?”   “What secret, honey?”   I’m at the sink, running water over strawberries, lopping off their green tops and … Continue reading →

Categories: Big Truths, Daily Truths, Practical Truths | Tags: discipline, discussing childbirth with kids, parenting | Permalink

July 17, 2010
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Chief Worry Officer

Husband leaned in close, looked directly into my eyes and said, “You’re the CWO – the Chief Worry Officer.”   I smiled, well, smirked, back. He was right. In fact, my mind these days is consumed with worry.   Is … Continue reading →

Categories: Big Truths, Daily Truths, Travel Truths | Tags: beach, motherhood, preschoolers, summer vacation | Permalink

January 19, 2010
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From Mom to Parent

    My sister-in-law recently commented that she feels she’s made the transition from mothering to parenting. Her three kids are now ages five to ten and she said she finds herself needing less to do things for them (bathing, … Continue reading →

Categories: Big Truths | Tags: motherhood, parenting, teaching kids | Permalink

January 3, 2010
by heather
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How to Stop Whining and Other Parenting Resolutions

Early in the New Year I’ve now started to add parenting goals to my list of personal goals. Top of the list this year is following through on a consistent strategy to help my kids stop whining. Or rather, to … Continue reading →

Categories: Big Truths | Tags: discipline, new year's resolutions, tantrums, whining | Permalink

December 16, 2009
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Mom’s Christmas Lesson

    Last Sunday, we had a special guest at our small country church: One of the bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.   “Oh, that’s right, the Bishop’s visiting today,” I said as the children and I entered … Continue reading →

Categories: Big Truths, Holiday Truths | Tags: bishop, children at holidays, Christmas, church, holidays, lessons, motherhood, sermon, shepherds | Permalink

November 30, 2009
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On Demand Culture = Demanding Kids

  For awhile now, I’ve been thinking about how to raise kids in a culture where music, TV, movies, toys, books and…mommy are offered on demand. How do you help your children learn patience, portion control and restraint when they … Continue reading →

Categories: Ah Ha Truths, Big Truths, Daily Truths | Tags: discipline, parenting, tantrums, whining | Permalink

October 31, 2009
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Yiddish in my Soul

I met her when she was eighty-five. She was Jewish. I was a Wasp and quickly adopted Husband’s Grandma Sylvia as my own. Well, no adopting was necessary. Grandma Sylvia grandmothered me with no nonsense advice before and after the … Continue reading →

Categories: Big Truths, Loving Truths | Permalink

July 16, 2009
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Small Minds, Big Information

  Last week, I was involved in a minor accident. I was returning home from the beach with Daughter in the back of the minivan. Husband was behind me with Son (he’d met us after work). It had gotten completely … Continue reading →

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