A wayback machine journal entry from 9/29/04 reminding me of the dull aching grind of mothering small kids One of the words we had in our family was “puny.” My mother used it when we were sick. “Are you feeling puny?” she would ask us, feeling our forehead. Or, “Be kind to your sister today; […]
Last week there was a lot of noise about that crying it out study, which indicated that “graduated extinction” (which is different from simply leaving the baby to cry) isn’t harmful to infants. On my Facebook feed I heard (like many of you heard) a lot from both sides of the debate, decrying the study as
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Because parenting classes are often mandated for parents who are having trouble, some people are turned off by the idea of them. So I wanted to talk about who could benefit from parenting classes because that person might be you. Anyone who feels like he or she is parenting at odds with his or her partner. If you’re
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I know that for lots of people it’s scary to bring your parenting concerns to a counselor. You’re already worried about your son or daughter and then you have to bring your concerns to a stranger in the hopes they can help. It’s never fun coming to experts and saying, “Hey, I’m stuck and I’m
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