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There are few childhood landscapes as ubiquitous and enduring as the farm. Generations of children have grown up with stories of farm animals and activities. They learn to count chicks and sheep and eggs, they learn colors – red hen, brown cow, orange cat, they learn the language of our feathered and four-legged friends – [...]
I want to thank the Fans of Being a Mom community for taking the time to post so many insightful comments and questions about the work-life challenges addressed in my book, TORN. I picked six key themes that reverberated throughout many of your posts and have done my best to respond to them below. One [...]
He doesn’t want to put on his jacket. It’s cold. And you’re in a hurry. She wants to ride the escalator at the mall. But you’re so close to finishing your errands and you have to get home to make dinner. You have to finish your proposal by 5. It’s 4:15 and distraction and snacks are no longer working. There’s a toddler at your feet, again!
As parents, our days are filled with these “bumps in the road,” little power struggles as our children’s desires and our adult reason (and practical needs) collide. At every bump there are choices we make: do we threaten? Yell? Try to negotiate? Give up and let them go out without a jacket?
Bedtime. It can be the best part of the day, it can be the worst part of the day. It’s full of magic and superstition. It’s up to mom to create the perfect storm to lull the little ones to sleep. The ingredients of our potions change as the children grow, but each phase has [...]
