There is nothing quite like sitting back and watching your child figure out how to build, explore, and play. You sit there, biting your nails that they won’t hurt themselves, but stay uninvolved unless they ask for your help. My attachment parenting style comes through in this way. I’ll sit off to the side, watching my children’s curiosity as they explore. I interfere if I’m concerned they will really hurt themselves, but other than that, I let them lead and choose the activities. If they ...
Archives for September 2019
How to Sift Through All the Parenting Choices
I recently visited with my brother during a visit out to our dad’s house. We were having dinner one night when my brother brought up the conversation of car seats. He questioned why children have to be in car seats for so long. When he was a baby, my parents put him in an apple box in the back seat and obviously he survived and is fine. I, on the other hand, plan to have Little Mister rear facing for as long as possible - until he meets the height or weight restriction on his car seat. I’ve ...
How to Give Our Children Hope
Today is a day that will forever affect me and millions of Americans. On September 11, 2001, thousands of Americans woke up, ready to go to work, board their planes, and live their lives. I venture to say that none of us were prepared for a fight, a war, to be brought to our doorstep, for people who hate us to barge through our front door, and to destroy and threaten our values and safety. I woke up early that morning and went into school early so that I could meet with my algebra teacher to ...
The Importance of Being Present
It’s been a little over a week since I did a post. Life got a little busy and then it was going to be Labor Day weekend, and I decided to take a bit of a “vacation,” relax, and enjoy the end of August and our mini-vacation out to see my dad at the lake. Then we came home and last week was the type of week where I had a hard time bringing myself to write. I would have an idea for a topic or the motivation to write, then something would happen. I finally told myself that I needed to just ...