Category Archives: Parenting
From MOFGA to midways, fair season in Maine has something for everyone
L’shana tovah! Happy new year from the Frozen Chosen!
How to use roleplaying to teach empathy in kids
Hand, foot and mouth disease is here. Here’s what I’ve learned so far.
Waking up my inner rockstar for the summer
Calderwood Hall: A truly welcoming space
An upside to attachment: a chance to participate in the real world
For human and loon moms, attachment is a hard thing to shake
Bill put her back on the paddleboard to distract her, and she sat on the front in stony silence, a disapproving figurehead. As they pulled up alongside me, she wanted to hold my hand. “You swam AWAY from me, Mama,” she said accusingly.
The disadvantage of being the “preferred parent”
Pen’s friends excitedly lined up at the edge of the pool. When the instructors beckoned them towards the water, Penrose turned from child to koala, clinging fiercely to my leg and whimpering. Five kids gradually entered the pool to practice bobbing and kicking. One child eventually sat with her toes in the water, poking the surface and muttering to herself.