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Wouldn’t it be great if we got along with our kids all of the time? Sometimes I want to tell my son, “I am ready to miss you now.” What I’ve observed in my household and amongst my friends is that there are ages when some parents and kids shine, and others that are dull, . . . → Read More: Get Along Days  5 comments  Posted on January 18th, 2012 in Parenting, Single Parenting  developmental stages in children, getting along with our kids Three years ago, I nightweaned my son. A little over a year after that, he weaned himself completely. In order to get ready for any of that, I volunteered to lead a meeting on weaning for our local chapter of Attachment Parenting International. The distance of teaching on the topic helped keep me from getting . . . → Read More: Weaning in Context of AP Principles 9 comments Posted on January 10th, 2012 in Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Weaning Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, child-led weaning, eight principles of attachment parenting, extended nursing, nursing relationship, nursing toddler, Weaning A friend of mine sent an email out to a few mama buddies asking for activity suggestions for the winter break from school. Here’s the thing, kids who have been in school get used to a certain level of stimulation and/or structure. Then they’re home, and they want attention, and they want stuff to do. . . . → Read More: 65+ Fun Activities with Kids Leave a comment Posted on December 29th, 2011 in Activities, Parenting activities with kids, combating parent and child boredom, crafts with kids, fun things to do with kids, what to do with kids over holidays Not everyone would consider driving 14 hours into a blizzard, with a cat and a five-year-old a fun time. Luckily, I am up for what my son calls “an a venture.” When I promised my son he could have a kitty for his 5th birthday, (which falls in mid-November), I wasn’t even thinking about visiting . . . → Read More: A Winter Venture Leave a comment Posted on December 28th, 2011 in Parenting, Travel family pets, holiday travel, Parenting, presence I took a bath in cat urine this weekend. Hopefully needless to say, this was not intentional. I put lavender bubble bath in the tub as I ran the water. It smelled lavender-y when I got in. But the water was too cold, so I drained some, added more hot, and was still soaking in . . . → Read More: A New Window 4 comments Posted on December 15th, 2011 in Divorce, Holidays, Listen to This, Parenting, Single Parenting divorced at the holidays, holiday music, single parenting, when a door closes a window opens I’ve started the Christmas decorating at our house. Inspired by the bat mobile at Halloween, I tried snow for winter. But I couldn’t remember how to make paper snowflakes. So I looked it up online. I’ve figured out that I have to balance what I want to do creatively with projects my five year old . . . → Read More: Christmas Crafting Leave a comment Posted on December 6th, 2011 in Activities, Holidays Christmas crafts, crafting with kids, holiday crafts, Pinterest In past years, I’ve done a more comprehensive list of holiday events with kids. This year though, I’m just picking my favorites. It’s easy to run around, shopping, to see Santa, and lights, and sing. There’s fun and exciting stuff all over the place, but the pressure to do, to go, to be out out . . . → Read More: Favorite Austin Holiday Events with Kids Leave a comment Posted on December 2nd, 2011 in Holidays, Parenting free holiday events austin, holiday events in Austin, holidays in austin with kids My son turned five a couple of weeks ago and it’s sent me into a bit of a tailspin. Okay, maybe not just his turning five. We had a Halloween party, a birthday, house-guests with small children for a week. We got a cat who didn’t eat for the first few days, then got an . . . → Read More: Turning Five Do you ever get the feeling that you are exactly where you’re supposed to be? I was lucky enough to experience that twice this past week. The first time was when we got our new cat. The second time was when I walked into the Shambhala Center on Wednesday night. They have open meditation from . . . → Read More: Sit Still Leave a comment Posted on November 13th, 2011 in Spiritual, Writing Austin Shambhala Center, how to meditate, self care, showing up My son and I just completed days of trying to adopt a cat. At some point this past summer, I told him that his fifth birthday present from me could be a kitty. He wanted a male orange tabby kitten. He was very clear. I was a little worried. I’ve never adopted a cat from . . . → Read More: Adopting a Feline Family Member 2 comments Posted on November 10th, 2011 in Parenting adopting an animal, choosing a pet, clear intention, Parenting, perserverance |
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