If you have a child in daycare, preschool, or school, you’ve probably experienced the crickets that chirp away in silence following the question “How was school today?” Why is the question so hard to answer when it’s the question I…
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Teaching the Skill of Friend Making
Dax had a neighborhood friend over the other day, and as I observed them in a scuffle, I found myself saying things like “No one is going to want to play with you if you act like that!” Which…true, but…
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Setting Family Summer Goals
I attended a conference several years ago where we were challenged to ask ourselves a question every morning: what do I want to be able to say about this day at the end of it?
Asking this question helps work…
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End Parenting Plagiarism: Parenting as Yourself
My husband and I are looking down the barrel of another week with no childcare due to COVID. I booked a babysitter today so I can get at least 3.5 hours of work done this week. I ended my text…
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Art Can When Words Can't: Retelling Hard Stories in Safe Places
Dax fell the other day and hurt his leg. As I applied the Paw-Patrol bandaid (Rubble, obvi), he yelled at me through angry tears, "MOM! You should have caught me!" And so, right there in that parking lot, I had…
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Art as Connection: Making and Talking about Art with Kids
My 3.5-year-old son has entered a drawing phase, and I could not be more delighted. He fills page after page with solar systems, family and friends, classroom pets, and, most recently, a cat driving a car through the McDonald's drive-through. … Read more
