The goal is to be the best mom I can be, and part of that means awareness and knowledge; I want to be involved or at least knowledgeable. I have no desire to smother my children, but I want to be aware to avoid being caught off guard when I can. In this technological age… Continue reading Gamer Mom
Parents have you ever seen the little man with oversized ears sitting on top of your child’s head, or perched inside of your child’s ear? Maybe you have seen a large red grumpy monster with 5 eyes and 5 mouths walking like a shadow behind your child, or a blue laughing man with flowers and… Continue reading Emotion as Expressive Characters
Daycare problems have seen my 2 year old child come home with human bite marks, two that bruised and one that broke the skin. However, the worst was going in to my child’s daycare room and not being able to find him. He had been placed in another room because, as the staff stated, she… Continue reading 3 Ways Daycare is Undermining Learning Appropriate Behaviours, Develop Self-Control, and Making Good Choices
The making of The Bubble Gum Forest It was in early January, 2016 while I was working on a story for Ayden that in his usual curious way he asked what I was doing. When I told him, he decided to try and make a story for me. The rest of the afternoon he supplied… Continue reading Bubble Gum Forest
What is it with kids and their nose? I realize that nose picking is a stage, a yucky stage, that is sometimes accompanied by eating the object that has been picked, but I’m beginning to think there is a lost mile stone involved here: nose stuffing. Nose stuffing being the act of industriously hiding objects… Continue reading Up the Nose: The lost milestone
Taking children to funerals is a controversial topic: should they attend, is there an appropriate age, etcetera? For us, like most, it wasn’t something we had discussed beyond the shared idea that it is a highly personal decision. When we were faced with the decision about whether to take our son, who was not yet… Continue reading “It’s Okay Mom!” Children’s exposure to Death, A positive note on a very emotional topic
Everyone knows, or jokes, about certain things that you can kiss goodbye when you become a parent: privacy, sleep, and sex. I want to write about 2 of the less talked about things that change or disappear when the vail on parenting gets thrown back, and you are thrust ass first into the squall! Poop.… Continue reading 2 Big Changes caused by Motherhood
As a mother, I know in the hustle of today’s society it is easy to pop that pacifier into a crying child’s mouth to get five minutes to fold laundry, or to get through the supermarket checkout without stares from people who seem offended by a crying child. With this mindset Heather Belajac spoke regarding… Continue reading Pacifier Wars
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 