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Guest Post: Talking to Kids about their Art
by Theresa Harris When your child brings home their art from school, what’s your typical response? “Wow”, “It’s beautiful!”, or “I love it”? This isn’t a trick question. No matter what your response,...
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A Plea For Kindness
It’s been well over a week since I last wrote and published a blog post. I’ve been meaning to but the tragic events of last Friday muted both my desire and capacity to write. The words failed me. In...
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In Defense of Silliness & Spontaneous Dance Parties
This morning during breakfast, as Bruce Springsteen was playing on the iPod, I jumped up, grabbed my daughter’s electric guitar and rocked out to “Born To Run.” I couldn’t help myself! My six year-old...
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Third Graders Ask “What If?’
As a working Mom I don’t manage to spend much time in my kids’ classrooms, something I try not to guilt myself about too much. But I aim to be there for the things that really matter to my kids – like...
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The Agony and Ecstasy of Summer Camp
School’s out, summer’s here. Parents everywhere are cheering. Or are they? I hate summer camp I hate that we have to be out of the house a whole hour earlier than during the school year, in time to...
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Invasion
They are everywhere. They are taking over. No surface is spared. When you remove them from one room, they appear in another. And then back again. On floors. On chairs. Everywhere. Transformers....
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20 Ways To Not Piss Off Your Parenting Partner
Being a parent is hard work. Being married to/living with a parent is also hard work. So here are a few handy tips based on my personal experience (and some from my friends) to help navigate the...
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On This Bed
I’m 46 years old and, tonight, I sleep again in this bed at my parents’ house. This bed where I slept most nights during the puberty years, the teenage years and my young 20s, and here and there during...
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