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Your kid knows when he’s a charity case

November 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments

A more detailed response to Martha Brockenbrough’s post about teaching your kid to invite the outcast. And what such a situation meant for me.

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Tags: family · parenting · relationships · values

Get out of the sandbox.

May 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Still trying to figure out the unwritten rules of the playground, and what to do when it seems they’re not being followed. And how to treat other moms stepping in on children’s interactions.

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As Nicely

August 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Photo by: Digital Sextant As a child I wasn’t treated as well as we all should be. I don’t think that it’s necessary to get into it in detail, but it’s something that I think I need to say. It affects me every day that I spend with Reed. It’s a whisper in my ear [...]

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Tags: parenting · relationships