I saw this today and thought, "Yes! Open-ended parenting!" And then the rest of today happened. My four year old is in one of those…
Category: Lessons
[caption id="attachment_757" align="aligncenter" width="687"] Can you guess which one is mine?[/caption] Today was our first soccer practice. It's not really practice, it's more like a…
First of all, can we just take a minute to laugh hysterically at the phrase "sleep training"? It's a seriously ridiculous and misleading phrase. As…
(Previously posted on Open-Ended Parenting) When I explain the intention behind this blog, I get mixed responses. Most people love the idea behind trying…
I live in a pretty small town. We have it pretty good. Not perfect, but not too bad. Today in the paper there were reports of…
[caption id="attachment_745" align="aligncenter" width="687"] A picture of her with her fish. Because we never stop to photograph the hard moments.[/caption] It was an up…
We drove an hour to have lunch with my teacher and friend who I hadn't seen in almost a year. She is one of those…
[caption id="attachment_733" align="alignnone" width="687"] Our last movie night as a family of three.[/caption] Wednesdays are the worst. Not always, just lately. They used to be…
In October, we took Lexi to the ocean for the first time. We found shells and even little crabs. Somehow, in the sweet bliss of…
My oldest is a lot. A lot of energy. A lot of bouncing and running and jumping and swinging. A lot of questions. A lot…