Category: The Mom Scene
When your kids are sore losers
Can you make a career out of playing Snakes and Ladders? If so, I think our three-year-old will qualify for a hefty entrance scholarship. She’s some kind of Snakes and Ladders prodigy. She wins every single time, even though she can barely figure out… Continue Reading “When your kids are sore losers”
The end of naptime
We’ve had some major schedule shake-ups in our house over the past couple of weeks. The kids spent a week at (morning-only) day camp, which was awesome because I could work uninterrupted for three full hours. But it also caused problems because Darling Husband… Continue Reading “The end of naptime”
When preschoolers text
You know when you write something, and you have a feel this will be one of the pieces that gets readers sending emails and commenting — fast and furious? I shared my latest parenting column on my Facebook page about 30 seconds ago, and… Continue Reading “When preschoolers text”
Vacation, all I ever wanted?
We’re back from our first non-camping vacation with the kids, and I talked a bit about our adventures in my parenting column this week. source (Namely: the kids sharing a room/bed and keeping each other awake, getting waaaaay off our schedule, and visiting “Canada’s… Continue Reading “Vacation, all I ever wanted?”
The fears behind free-range parenting
Nothing gets your heart pounding after dinner like racing for the back door, dripping sudsy dishwater all over the floor as you worry that your child might have been kidnapped. Let me back up. For the past couple of summers, I was able to… Continue Reading “The fears behind free-range parenting”
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