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  • “Mind Blind” – Making Negative Assumptions About a Child’s Behavior

    One of the things that helps me when I am reacting negatively to my child’s actions is to remind myself that whatever I am thinking I am ultimately “mind blind”. I cannot truly see inside my child’s head. The thoughts… Continue reading

  • Keenie was Little in a Very Big Way

    Keenie was little in a Very Big Way. She had grown from tiny to small knowing with every bitty ounce that made up her body that whenever she was afraid or unsure that she could cling close and that together… Continue reading

  • The First Two Years

    Dear Daughter, Twenty-One months, I’ve already started thinking of you as two. I remember when you were small… You are small still, but this is a different sort of small. A small that stamps around the house and that runs… Continue reading

  • In 2014 My Resolution is to Become More Nurshable

    It is the last day of 2013. Tomorrow begins a new year. Today I am thinking ahead to 2014. There are many resolutions that I could make, but I will choose to make a resolution that I have grown into… Continue reading

  • Parenting Like a Marathon

    “Does anyone else find later stages more difficult than the newborn one?“- A question asked in the WIO group. It varies. I find that I struggle at different points in time. I compare it to a marathon. At different points… Continue reading

  • What You Pour In

    Watching people at a nursing home made me realize something. You get back what you pour in. When someone is old and scared and who has forgotten who they are… Will their child berate them for little things beyond their… Continue reading

  • Gentle Parenting Meetup- Bronx Zoo Dec 30 (Weather Permitting)

    Hi all, There is going to be a Gentle Parenting Meetup at the Bronx Zoo on Dec 30 (weather permitting). Comment here if you want to be emailed updates. 🙂 Hoping to see you there! -Sarah Continue reading

  • Waiting Room Games for Toddlers

    A friend asked how to keep a young toddler occupied in a waiting room. I figured I’d share it here as well. 🙂 Upside Down Baby “Upside down baby” is a huge hit. Hold him on your lap straddling your waist.… Continue reading

  • Let the Lesser Words Go

    All the words there are, simply start a war “manipulative”, “careless”, “ungrateful brat” “conniving little cur”, “an artful boor” no rod for your back, don’t be a doormat. The things we notice are the things that float us or the… Continue reading

  • Breathe In, Breathe Out (The Zen in Tantrums)

    Small flailing body in my arms. Screechy loud upset voice over wishes and desires that conflict with each other in ways she can’t understand. Frustration. This loud little thunderstorm isn’t a big and powerful thing. It is just bigger than… Continue reading